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Answer: Option A. -> 2, 3, and 4
Answer: (a)Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian musician of the wind instrument the Shehnai which he popularized and brought it to a pinnacle of glory and for which he got the honorific Ustad prefixed to his name.
Answer: (a)Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian musician of the wind instrument the Shehnai which he popularized and brought it to a pinnacle of glory and for which he got the honorific Ustad prefixed to his name.
Answer: Option C. -> 4 1 2 3
Answer: (c)
The correctly matched pairs are :
Ugadi — Andhra Pradesh
Navbarsha — West Bengal
Bhadra Purnima — Gujarat
Gudi Padwa — Maharashtra
This is the time when New Year’s Day is celebrated in the states of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Assam.
Answer: (c)
The correctly matched pairs are :
Ugadi — Andhra Pradesh
Navbarsha — West Bengal
Bhadra Purnima — Gujarat
Gudi Padwa — Maharashtra
This is the time when New Year’s Day is celebrated in the states of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Assam.
Answer: Option C. -> Vichitravirya
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Question 354. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar?
- He spearheaded the worldwide spread of Indian music and had a major influence on Western musicians.
- In 1970, he became chair of the Department of Indian Music of the California Institute of the Arts.
- A recipient of Bharat Ratna in 1999, Shankar maintained residences in both India and the United States.
- He won Grammy award three times.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best know for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in wester culture.
Answer: (d)Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best know for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in wester culture.
Question 355. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
1. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
B. Venkatamahi
2. Proponent of Carnatic music
C. Shyama Shastri
3. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
D. Amir Khusrau
4. Wrote the music for the song ‘Vande Mataram’
Codes: A B C D
List I
List II
A. Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
1. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
B. Venkatamahi
2. Proponent of Carnatic music
C. Shyama Shastri
3. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
D. Amir Khusrau
4. Wrote the music for the song ‘Vande Mataram’
Codes: A B C D
Answer: Option B. -> 1 4 2 3
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option C. -> 1 2 3 4
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option C. -> Prayag - Haridwar - Ujjain - Nashik
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option A. -> Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option A. -> Veena
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option A. -> Kashmir
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
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