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Musical instruments - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Where in India was the Indian music director and classical flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia born?
    1. Bihar
    2. Prayagraj
    3. Banaras
    4. Jhansi
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  2. Question 2

    Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee, Prabhat Sarma from Assam was an eminent player of which of the following musical instruments?
    1. Flute
    2. Tabla
    3. Sarangi
    4. Sarod
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  3. Question 3

    Pandit Kumar Gandharva received the ______ in 1977 for his contributions in the field of Hindustani Classical music.
    1. Tansen Samman
    2. Karnataka Ratna
    3. Padma Shri
    4. Padma Bhushan
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following Hindustani ragas corresponds to the ‘Mohannan Ragam’ of Carnatic music?
    1. Zilla
    2. Bhoop
    3. Bagkauns
    4. Aadi
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  5. Question 5

    Who among the following eminent musicians was born in Bihar?
    1. Pandit Ravi Shankar
    2. Pandit Shukumar Sharma
    3. Ustad Bismillah Khan
    4. Ustad Zakir Hussain
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  6. Question 6

    Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is credited with single-handedly popularising which musical instrument?
    1. Sitar
    2. Tabla
    3. Sarod
    4. Santoor
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  7. Question 7

    Who explained the system of classifying musical instruments into Tata, Sushira, Avanaddha and Ghana in his treatise “Natya Shastra” in the early 2 century?
    1. Bhabra
    2. Saragadeva
    3. Bharata Muni
    4. Swami Haridas
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  8. Question 8

    Pannalai Ghosh is famous for which musical instrument?
    1. Shehnai
    2. Tabla
    3. Ghatam
    4. Flute
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  9. Question 9

    Ustad Bindu Khan associated with which of the following?
    1. Shehnai
    2. Sarangi
    3. Flute
    4. Tabla
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  10. Question 10

    Ustad Bismillah Khan is a famous exponent of ______.
    1. Tabla
    2. Dholak
    3. Harmonium
    4. Shehnai
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  11. Question 11

    Who of the following is famous for playing the musical instrument Kanjira?
    1. Pannalai Ghosh
    2. Kishan Maharaj
    3. Pudukkotai Dakshinamurthi Pillai
    4. SV Rajarao
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  12. Question 12

    Match the following personalities with their associated musical instrument.
    A. S. Balachander
    B. Anushka Shankar
    C. Kishan Maharaj
    1. Veena
    2. Sitar
    3. Tabla
    1. A-1, B-3, C-3
    2. A-1, B-2, C-3
    3. A-1, B-3, C-2
    4. None of the above
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  13. Question 13

    Which iconic Indian classical vocalist, often known as the “Mewati Maestro” is celebrated for his mastery of Khayal singing and his innovative approach to ragas?
    1. Zakir Hussain
    2. Hariprasad Chaurasia
    3. Pandit Jasraj
    4. Bismillah Khan
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  14. Question 14

    Which instrument was played by Ustad Asad Ali Khan?
    1. Santoor
    2. Sitar
    3. Sarod
    4. Rudra Veena
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  15. Question 15

    Which musical instrument is played by Amjad Ali Khan?
    1. Santoor
    2. Sarod
    3. Sitar
    4. Guitar
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following is correctly matched with respect to the persons and related to their musical instruments?
    I. Totaram Sharma - Pakhawaj
    II. Zakir Hussain - Flute
    1. Only II
    2. Only I
    3. Both I and II
    4. Neither I nor II
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  17. Question 17

    Renowned violinist ______ trained in Carnatic music as well as Western Classical music.
    1. Ravi Shankar
    2. Ustad Zakir Hussain
    3. Ustad Bismillah Khan
    4. Lakshmi Narayan Subramaniam
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  18. Question 18

    Who is famous for playing the musical instrument Shehnai?
    1. Rajaratanam Pillai
    2. N. Ramani
    3. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
    4. Ali Ahmad Hussain
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  19. Question 19

    Ustad Zakir Hussain plays ______.
    1. Tabla
    2. Sitar
    3. Guitar
    4. Santoor
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  20. Question 20

    Who of the following was invented and popularized Mohan Veena?
    1. Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhat
    2. Annapurna Devi
    3. Pt. Ram Narayan
    4. Pt. Ravi Shankar
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