Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Girija Devi was born in Varanasi, on 8^th May 1929, to Ramdeo Rai, a zamindar. Her father played the harmonium and taught music, and had Girija Devi take lessons in singing khyal and tappa from vocalist and sarangi player Sarju Prasad Misra starting at the age of five.

The Ras lila or Ras dance or Krishna Tandava, is part of the traditional story of Krishna described in Hindu scriptures such as the Bhagavata Purana and literature such as the Gita Govinda, where he dances with Radha and her sakhis (Gopis). The Indian classical dance of Kathak evolved from the 'Raslila of Braj and Manipuri Classical Dance' (Vrindavana) also known as Natwari Nritya, which was revived in 1960s by the Kathak dancer, Uma Sharma.

National Institute of Kathak Dance, also known as Kathak Kendra, is the premier dance institution for the Indian classical dance form of Kathak, and a unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, situated in New Delhi Established in 1964, the institution is primarily dedicated to Kathak, though it also offers courses in Hindustani classical music (Vocal) and Pakhawaj and Tabla.

The Dhobia dance is performed on the occasion of birth, marriages and festivals like Dusshehra and Holi, The dance is popular among the dhobi (Washermen) community of eastern (Purvanchal) Uttar Pradesh in which only male dancers participate. The dance is basically in the form of a dance-drama.

Charkula dance is performed in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. This dance is performed by women who balance large multi-tiered circular wooden pyramids on their heads.

Mayur dance portrays the beautiful dance performed by the peacock before rainfall. This dance, performed during the monsoon season to celebrate the greenery brought by the rain. The Mayur dance depicts the love between Lord Krishna and Radha. Dancers wear dress made of peacock wings.

Charkula is a dance performed in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. In this dance, veiled women balancing large multi-tiered circular wooden pyramids on their heads dance to songs about Krishna. Each pyramid has 108 lighted oil lamps arranged in a spiral. It is specially performed on the third day after Holi.

The correct answer is Amir Khusrau. The “Sangeet Sudarshana” states that the sitar was invented in the 18^th century by a fakir named Amir Khusrau. Amir Khusrau was the 15^th descendent of Naubat Khan, the son-in-law of Tansen.