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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CHSL - 24 May 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

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Yog Sunder Desai, a pioneer who ventured into the world of Indian Dance in the pre-independence era, was born on July 16, 1921, in __________.

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Gujarat.

  • Yog Sunder Desai, a pioneer who ventured into the world of Indian Dance in the pre-independence era, was born on July 16, 1921, in Limbdi, Gujarat into a princely family of Gujarat.
  • Yogendra Sunder debuted on the Bombay stage as Raja Bhim Dev in KM Munshi's 'Jai Somnath' in 1945 with Nayana Jhaveri as Chauladevi.
  • Yog Sunder performed in several productions of the Indian National Theatre and Gujarati adaptations of Tagore's 'Chandalika' and 'Tasher Desh' (Patta No Pradesh).
  • He played the roles of Rama in Ramayana and Krishna in Geet Govind with a group called 'Mystic Dancers of India.'