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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 42

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q42

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The Sattriya dance has developed from the monasteries of:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Assam.

  • Sattriya, a 500-year-old dance form, is an Indian Classical dance that comes from the Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam.
  • Sattriya Nritya was created by Sankardeva to accompany the Ankiya Naat (a sort of Assamese one-act drama invented by him), which were mainly performed in the sattras, as Assam's monasteries are named.
  • As the convention expanded and evolved with the sattras, the dancing style became known as Sattriya Nritya.