SSC CGL 2024 Tier-I · 10 September 2024, Shift 1 · General Awareness · Question 6 of 98

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In which of the following cities of Manipur is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy located?

(a)Ukhrul
(b)Imphal
(c)Chandel
(d)Thoubal

Answer

Why

Correct — B. The Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy stands at Imphal, the capital of Manipur, and is a constituent unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy of music, dance and drama.

It trains students in Manipuri, one of the classical dance forms the Akademi recognises. The other three names in the list are district headquarters, and the academy is not in any of them.

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Ukhrul — Ukhrul is a hill district headquarters in eastern Manipur, known for the Shirui Lily that grows on the Shirui hills, not for a national dance academy.
(c)
Chandel — Chandel is a district headquarters in Manipur's southern hills. No Sangeet Natak Akademi unit sits there — the academy named for Nehru is at Imphal.
(d)
Thoubal — Thoubal is a district headquarters inside the Imphal valley. Its closeness to Imphal is exactly what makes it a usable decoy, but the academy is in the capital itself.

Concept

The Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy of music, dance and drama, has its registered office in New Delhi and runs constituent units outside it.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy at Imphal is one of those units, devoted to Manipuri dance and the music and drumming that go with it.

Manipuri is counted among India's classical dance forms alongside Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniyattam and Sattriya.

Manipuri dance is taught and performed across the state, but the question names one institution, and an institution has one address.

Key facts

The Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy is at Imphal and is a constituent unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi is India's national academy of music, dance and drama, with its registered office in New Delhi.
Manipuri is one of the classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Ukhrul, Chandel and Thoubal are district headquarters in Manipur, not the state capital.

Study next

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Common traps

Picking a district headquarters because the stem says 'cities of Manipur' in the plural
Confusing the Sangeet Natak Akademi with the Lalit Kala Akademi, which covers the visual arts

SSC asks the akademis by name, by seat and by discipline. India's national academy of dance is asked at 13 Sep 2024, 12:30, GA Q.14, and the registered office of the Sangeet Natak Akademi at 25 Sep 2024, 16:00, GA Q.23.

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