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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CGL - 06 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q38

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Which of the following dance forms did NOT originate in South India?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Sattriya.

  • Sattriya is a dance form that is more than 500 years old and comes from the Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam northeast India.
  • The root of the Sattriya Dance can be traced back to Bharat Muni's Natya Shastra.
  • Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev institutionalized the dance form in Assam and became part of his Bhakti Movement. As the dance form got the present form in Sattras of Assam it is known as Sattriya Dance.