You can set your dropdowns in an itemtemplate like this
<asp:gridview id="gv1" runat="server" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
<columns>
<asp:templatefield headertext="Column 1">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:dropdownlist id="ddl1" runat="server">
<asp:listitem value="4" text="Excellent"></asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="1" text="Good"></asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="2" text="Fair"></asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="3" text="Poor"></asp:listitem>
</asp:dropdownlist>
</itemtemplate>
</asp:templatefield>
<asp:templatefield headertext="Column 2">
<itemtemplate>
<asp:dropdownlist id="ddl2" runat="server">
<asp:listitem value="4" text="Excellent"></asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="1" text="Good"></asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="2" text="Fair"></asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="3" text="Poor"></asp:listitem>
</asp:dropdownlist>
</itemtemplate>
</asp:templatefield>
</columns>
</asp:gridview>