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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Static GK MCQ [Part 3]
- The first Indian woman to hold the Under-20 World Wrestling Championship is _________.
A) Antim Panghal
B) Pranati Nayak
C) Swati Sanjay
D) Hina Khalifa - Khuallam is a famous dance of:
A) Bihar
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) Uttar Pradesh - In which year did India make its Olympic debut in hockey?
A) 1936
B) 1932
C) 1924
D) 1928 - In which of the following cities of Manipur is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy located?
A) Imphal
B) Ukhrul
C) Chandel
D) Thoubal - Jaipal Singh Munda is associated with which of the following sports?
A) Badminton
B) Cricket
C) Kabaddi
D) Hockey - The renowned ghazal singer Girija Devi was born in ________.
A) Karnataka
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Punjab - Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan is a maestro in ________.
A) Tabla
B) Mridangam
C) Sitar
D) Flute - Which playback singer was honoured with the Nightingale of Asia Award in 1987?
A) Pulapaka Susheela
B) Asha Bhosle
C) Mubarak Begum
D) Kavita Krishnamurthy - Papanasam Ramayya Sivan was an Indian composer of which music style?
A) Qawwali
B) Carnatic music
C) Bhajan
D) Folk music - Hola Mohalla is a festival associated with which religion/belief?
A) Jainism
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Sikhism - Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sarod
B) Rudra veena
C) Sarangi
D) Mohan veena - Vishu festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala and Karnataka
C) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
D) Gujarat and Maharashtra - Which Indian political leader was called Lok Nayak?
A) Ram Manohar Lohia
B) Jai Prakash Narayan
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Subhash Chandra Bose - Who among the following is the first vocalist to receive the Bharat Ratna in 2008 and is also credited to have popularised ‘Khyal Gayaki’?
A) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
B) Begum Akhtar
C) Vishnu Digambar Palushkar
D) Gangubai Hangal - Harela is a festival of greenery, peace, prosperity, and environmental conservation, primarily celebrated in which of the following states?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Assam
D) Uttarakhand - Thrissur Pooram is one of the famous temple festivals celebrated in _______.
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu - The registered office of the Sangeet Natak Akademi is at:
A) Kolkata
B) New Delhi
C) Chennai
D) Mumbai - Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in 1999?
A) Padma Shri
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Bharat Ratna
D) Padma Vibhushan - In chess, which of the following may move only diagonally?
A) The Bishop
B) The Knight
C) The Queen
D) The Rook - Which of the following is a festival primarily celebrated in the state of Odisha?
A) Baishagu
B) Chhath
C) Raja Parba
D) Me-Dam-Me-Phi - Which famous santoor player was honoured with the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award in 1998?
A) Tarun Bhattacharya
B) Shivkumar Sharma
C) Satish Vyas
D) Abhay Sopori - Paryushana festival is celebrated by the people of which of the following communities?
A) Jain
B) Muslim
C) Hindu
D) Sikh - In which of the following states of India is Hojagiri dance predominantly performed?
A) Tripura
B) Kerala
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Maharashtra - Matki dance is the famous folk dance associated with which of the following states?
A) Punjab
B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Maharashtra - The famous santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma received the ________________________ in the year 1986.
A) Maharashtra Gurav Puraskar
B) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
C) Sanskriti Award
D) Kalidas Samman - Which of the following awards was won by Lata Mangeshkar in the year 2001?
A) Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
B) Padma Vibhushan
C) Dadasaheb Phalke Award
D) Bharat Ratna - ‘Nuakhai’ is the state festival of:
A) Meghalaya
B) Odisha
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Bihar - Who among the following is a Sarod player popularly known as ‘Sarod Samrat’?
A) Pandit Kishan Maharaj
B) Pandit Ravi Shankar
C) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Bangash
D) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma - In which of the following years did India NOT host the ICC Cricket World Cup Tournament?
A) 2011
B) 1996
C) 1983
D) 1987 - Which of the following is India’s national academy of dance?
A) Lalit Kala Akademi
B) Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
C) Centre for Indian Classical Dances
D) Sangeet Natak Akademi - Follow On is related to which of the following cricket formats?
A) Only T20 matches
B) Only Test Matches
C) Only One Day matches
D) Both test and One-day matches - ‘Kuki dance’ is a folk dance of India that is predominantly performed in _________.
A) Nagaland
B) Karnataka
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan - Who among the following Indian classical dancers is associated with Kuchipudi?
A) Meenakshi Medhi
B) Vempati Chinna Satyam
C) Sanjukta Panigrahi
D) Malavika Sarkar - Fugdi dance is associated with which of the following states?
A) Goa
B) Uttarakhand
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Kerala - At which Olympic games did Abhinav Bindra win the gold medal?
A) Athens 2004
B) Rio 2016
C) Beijing 2008
D) London 2012 - Which Indian musician and sitar player is the founder of the National Orchestra of India?
A) Ravi Shankar
B) Shahid Parvez Khan
C) Kishan Maharaj
D) Ayyagari Syamasundaram - In chess, which of the following may only move forward to the unoccupied square immediately in front of it?
A) The Bishop
B) The Queen
C) The Pawn
D) The Rook - Which award was started by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980 to the exponents of Hindustani classical music?
A) Kumar Gandharva Samman
B) Tansen Samman
C) Kishore Kumar Samman
D) Iqbal Samman - By which of the following state governments is the Tansen Music Festival organised?
A) Maharashtra Government
B) Madhya Pradesh Government
C) Rajasthan Government
D) Uttar Pradesh Government - Ali Akbar Khan is known for playing the ________.
A) Ektara
B) Sarangi
C) Tanpura
D) Sarod - Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in the year ________.
A) 2001
B) 2003
C) 2004
D) 2002 - Which of the following festivals is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev?
A) Hola Mohalla
B) Baisakhi
C) Gurpurab
D) Chappar Mela - The head office of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is located in ________.
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) New Delhi
D) Chennai - ‘Sangken’ is a festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh by people of which of the following religions?
A) Islam
B) Buddhism
C) Jainism
D) Hinduism - Chariot festival is dedicated to Lord Jagannath along with Subhadra and _________.
A) Balabhadra
B) Sudama
C) Hanuman
D) Arjuna
