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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CGL - 02 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q36

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Roshan Kumari is an exponent of which Indian classical dance form?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Kathak.

  • Roshan Kumari Fakir Mohammad is an Indian classical dancer, actor and choreographer, considered by many as one of the foremost exponents of the Indian classical dance form of Kathak.
  • She follows the Jaipur Gharana and is the founder of Nritya Kala Kendra, Mumbai, an academy promoting Kathak.
  • A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, she received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1984.