Question : Who among the following was the first woman to learn the all-male style of Kathakali and was also the founder of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts which caters to various performing arts like dance, music, drama and puppetry?

Option 1: Vidyagauri Adkar

Option 2: Mrinalini Sarabhai

Option 3: Anjali Mehra

Option 4: Niveditha Arjun

Question : Mallika Sarabhai was awarded Padma Bhushan (2010) for her contribution to performing arts. She was highly recognised for which dance forms?

Option 1: Manipuri and Odissi

Option 2: Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam

Option 3: Kathakali and Odissi

Option 4: Kathak and Bharatanatyam

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

India (1)________ a rich cultural heritage. We are inheritors of several grand (2)_________ in the fields of music, fine arts, dance, drama, etc. Our scriptures are the storehouses of (3)________ wisdom. Our saints aspired to the (4)_________ of the infinite. We have (5)_________ great spiritual values, contrasted with which the materialistic progress of the West appears insignificant.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: knowledge

Option 2: ethnic

Option 3: proficiency

Option 4: spiritual