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Q1. 'Khuang' is a traditional musical instrument of which state?

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Q2. With which of the following musical instruments was the musician Palghat Mani Iyer
associated?

Answer- A. Mridangam

Q3. Who among the following is NOT a well-known Tabla player in Hindustani classical
style of music?

Answer- C. Amjad Ali

Q4. Bhatiali is the folk music of which of the following states?

Answer- C. West Bengal

Q5. ‘Daskathia’ is a form of ballad singing prevalent in ______.

Answer- C. Odisha

Q6. Who among the following is/was a famous Tabla player?

Answer- B. Alla Rakha

Q7. Devotional folk songs called 'Zikir' belong to the Indian state of:

Answer- B. Assam

Q8. Who among the following is famous for Classical Carnatic Music?

Answer- B. Balamuralikrishna

Q9. To which of the following states does the folk song 'Bhawaiya' belong?

Answer- C. West Bengal

Q10. Ustad Alladiya Khan belongs to which gharana of Hindustani music?

Answer- D. Jaipur gharana

Q11. Chakri is a type of traditional music that is popular in the Indian state of ______.

Answer- C. Jammu and Kashmir

Q12. Ghumot is an indigenous traditional percussion instrument of ______.

Answer- B. Goa

Q13. Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee is associated with which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- B. Sitar

Q14. Falguni Pathak is a renowned singer known for which of the following genres?

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Answer- C. Gujarati folk songs

Q15. Mallikarjun Mansur, an Indian classical singer from Karnataka and an excellent
vocalist in Khayal style, belonged to which of the following Gharanas of music?

Answer- D. Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana

Q16. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who is a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, is associated

with which of the following instruments?

Answer- A. Santoor

Q17. Lakshmi Shankar was a Hindustani classical vocalist of the _________ Gharana.

Answer- D. Patiala

Q18. Dhenka is a well-known musical instrument of which one of the following Indian
states?

Answer- A. Odisha

Q19. Indian music maestro Bhimsen Joshi was related to which Gharana?

Answer- A. Kirana

Q20. Pt Bhimsen Joshi is associated with which of the following?

Answer- A. Hindustani music vocalist

Q21. Which of the following is the birthplace of Tansen?

Answer- D. Gwalior

Q22. Malka Jaan of Agra Gharana was the court musician at the durbar of which of the
following Nawabs of Calcutta?

Answer- B. Wajid Ali Shah

Q23. Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or
the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciation by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at
the age of fifteen?

Answer- B. Begum Akhtar

Q24. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, often touted as Tansen of the 20th century, is famous
for which of the following music genres?

Answer- A. Hindustani classical music

Q25. Which of the following civilian awards was conferred to Ustad Bismillah Khan in
2001?

Answer- C. Bharat Ratna

Q26. The first playback song in Hindi Movies was recorded by music directors RC Boral
and Pankaj Mullick in which year?

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Answer- D. 1935

Q27. Who among the following is an Indian Singer of Hindustani Classical Music?

Answer- B. Shubha Mudgal

Q28. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is also known as ______.

Answer- D. Tansen of the 20th century

Q29. Who among the following Indian Carnatic musicians received the Padma Vibhushan
award in 1991 and established the Academy of Performing Arts and Research in
Switzerland?

Answer- B. Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna

Q30. Who among the following Indian Playback Singers holds the Guinness world record
for singing the highest number of songs in one day?

Answer- B. Kumar Sanu

Q31. Who among the following Hindustani classical vocalists was awarded the Padma
Bhushan by the Government of India and the title of ‘Rajya Gayika’ by the Government of
Maharashtra in 1969?

Answer- C. Kesarbai Kerkar

Q32. Who among the following versatile musicians of India won the Best Music Director
National Award for the Hindi movie ‘Rudaali’ and was also known as the ‘Bard of
Brahmaputra’?

Answer- A. Bhupen Hazarika

Q33. Ashish Sankrityayan is an exponent of _________ music.

Answer- B. Dhrupad

Q34. In India, the tradition of singing ghazal was established by ___________.

Answer- B. Hazrat Amir Khusrau

Q35. Teejan Bai, Jhaduram Devangan, Ritu Verma, Usha Barle, and Shantibai Chelak are
famous for which of the following forms of folk music?

Answer- A. Pandavani

Q36. A R Rahman, the famous musician won the 52nd Grammy Award for which of the
following songs?

Answer- C. Jai Ho

Q37. The famous folk musician Bhupen Hazarika belongs to which of the following
states?

Answer- A. Assam

Q38. Who among the following was the first Indian musician conferred with the Ramon

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Magsaysay Award and also the first Indian to have performed in United Nations General
Assembly in 1966?

Answer- D. M S Subbulakshmi

Q39. Who among the following founded the ‘Shillong Chamber Choir’?

Answer- A. Neil Nongkynrih

Q40. Who among the following Indian Musicians and tabla players was the very first to
be invited in 2016 by the then American President Barack Obama to attend the All-Star
Global Concert held in the White House?

Answer- B. Zakir Hussain

Q41. Ustad Alla Rakha is famous for his contribution to playing which of the following
instruments in Indian Music?

Answer- C. Tabla

Q42. Sheikh Chinna Moula was an exponent of the _______, a musical instrument.

Answer- D. nadaswaran

Q43. Who among the following Khayal singers of the 19th century was given the title of
‘Tanras’ by Bahadur Shah Jaffar, the last Mughal Emperor of India?

Answer- B. Meer Qutub Baksh

Q44. S Balachander, a famous musician from India, is known for playing which of the
following instruments?

Answer- B. Veena

Q45. __________ is a world-renowned exponent of the Bansuri or bamboo flute.

Answer- D. Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Q46. Pandit Bhawani Shankar is a ________ player.

Answer- A. Pakhawaj

Q47. Rajeev Taranath, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan, is a __________ player.

Answer- C. Sarod

Q48. Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was a _________ player of the Banaras gharana.

Answer- D. tabla

Q49. Totaram Sharma is an exponent of ____________.

Answer- D. pakhawaj

Q50. Famous musician Shakoor Khan was associated with which of the following musical
instruments?

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Answer- C. Sarangi

Q51. Who among the following Indian music composers and singers, who is popular by
the nickname ‘the Mozart of Madras’, was placed in The Time’s list of the world's most
influential people in 2009?

Answer- B. AR Rahman

Q52. ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ is given by which of the following bodies?

Answer- D. Sangeet Natak Akademi

Q53. Ricky Kej, a globally acclaimed musician from India, won the 57th Grammy Award
for which of the following contributions?

Answer- B. Winds of Samsara

Q54. Who among the following Indian music directors introduced Western tunes in the
Hindi film industry, who was popularly known as ‘Pancham Da’?

Answer- D. Rahul Dev Burman

Q55. Who among the following was the founder of the Banaras Gharana of style of
khayal singing?

Answer- B. Pandit Gopal Mishra

Q56. Which of the following is the youngest percussionist to be awarded Padma Shri and
Padma Bhushan awards by the Government of India?

Answer- D. Zakir Hussain

Q57. Ustad Hassu Khan, Ustad Haddu Khan, and Ustad Nathu Khan were exponents of
the ___________ Gharana.

Answer- B. Gwalior

Q58. Who is the first Indian musician to win the Oscar award for Best Original Score?

Answer- D. A.R. Rahman

Q59. Pandit Ravi Shankar, a music legend is famous for which of the following styles of
music?

Answer- A. Hindustani classical instrumental

Q60. Which of the following fields is not offered by Kalidas Samman?

Answer- C. Puppetry

Q61. Who among the following is the first ever Grammy award winner from India?

Answer- B. Pt Ravi Shankar

Q62. Who was first trained in classical music under her father Ustad ‘Baba’ Allauddin
Khan, and established the Maihar-Senia gharana with his help?

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Answer- B. Annapurna Devi

Q63. Who among the following Indian classical musicians was known as ‘The Queen of
Thumri’, who was bestowed the Padma Vibhushan in 2016 for her contribution to music?

Answer- A. Girija Devi

Q64. Which of the following Hindustani musical Gharanas is the oldest among all the
Khayal Gayaki styles?

Answer- D. Gwalior Gharana

Q65. Pandit Ravi Shankar was one of the best known players of the ________.

Answer- A. Sitar

Q66. Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman used to play which of the following instruments?

Answer- D. Violin

Q67. Asad Ali Khan is a maestro of playing ____________.

Answer- A. rudra veena

Q68. Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri is associated with ___________ instrument.

Answer- C. tabla

Q69. Who among the following is credited with single-handedly making the Santoor a
popular classical instrument?

Answer- A. Shiv Kumar Sharma

Q70. Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Allah Rakha, Ustad Sabir Khan, Pt. Kishan Maharaj are
known for which of the following instruments?

Answer- D. Tabla

Q71. Ustad Amir Khan belonged to which of the following Gharanas?

Answer- B. Indore

Q72. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?

Answer- B. Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Rudra Vina

Q73. Mohanan Chandrasekaran, an awardee of Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha

Kalanidhi, is a __________ player of Carnatic classical music.

Answer- B. Violin

Q74. Ustad Bismillah Khan is best known for playing which of the following instruments?

Answer- D. Shehnai

Q75. EM Subramaniam was an exponent of the _______, a musical instrument.

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Answer- C. ghatam

Q76. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

Answer- D. Ustad Bismillah Khan – Sitar

Q77. Which artist’s musical album is titled ‘Land of Gold’?

Answer- C. Anoushka Shankar

Q78. Which Indian musician won a Grammy twice for Danny Boyle’s film Slumdog
Millionaire in 2010?

Answer- A. AR Rahman

Q79. Who among the following is associated with the Tabla?

Answer- C. Zakir Hussain

Q80. Who among the following is an outstanding player to have mastered the surbahar
instrument?

Answer- A. Ustad Imrat Khan

Q81. Kishori Amonkar is famous for which of the following forms of music?

Answer- C. Hindustani classical vocals

Q82. Gangubai Hangal was an Indian vocalist of Hindustani classical tradition who was
awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1973. From which of the following
musical Gharanas did she belong?

Answer- C. Kirana Gharana

Q83. The famous singer Jagjit Singh is known for which of the following genres?

Answer- A. Ghazal

Q84. M S Subbulakshmi, a legend in India, is known for which of the following?

Answer- D. Carnatic music

Q85. Who was the first musician to be awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India’s
highest civilian honour?

Answer- B. M S Subbulakshmi

Q86. Who among the following personalities has been conferred with the Padma Shri in
2022 for his contribution to Baiga dance and Music?

Answer- C. Arjun Singh Dhurve

Q87. What is the name of Pt. Ravi Shankar's autobiography?

Answer- B. My Life, My Music

Q88. Which music director duo of India made their debut in the ‘Forbes India Celebrity

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100 List 2015’?

Answer- B. Ajay-Atul

Q89. Who among the following Hindustani classical instrumentalists won the Grammy
Award in 1993 for his album ‘A Meeting by The River’ with Ry Cooder?

Answer- D. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Q90. Tanvi Shah, Indian musician to bring home a Grammy has been conferred the award
for which of the following contributions?

Answer- C. Best song written for Visual Media

Q91. Which of the following autobiographies is written by the great Indian santoor
player Shiv Kumar Sharma in 2002?

Answer- C. Journey with a Hundred Strings: My Life in Music

Q92. Hafiz Ali Khan was an Indian __________ player of the Bangash gharana.

Answer- C. sarod

Q93. Who among the following Musicians was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019?

Answer- B. Bhupen Hazarika

Q94. Anup Jalota is famous for which of the following categories of Indian music?

Answer- A. Bhajan

Q95. Who among the following is the founder of the Indore Gharana of music?

Answer- A. Ustad Amir Khan

Q96. Who among the following founded the ‘Kalakshetra’ in 1936, an Indian arts academy
that was especially dedicated to the cultivation of the Bharatanatyam tradition?

Answer- A. Rukmini Devi Arundale

Q97. Shamshad Begum, one of the first women to sing playback for Hindi movies, was
conferred with the prestigious OP Nayyar Award for her contribution to Hindi film music
in which year?

Answer- B. 2009

Q98. Bickram Ghosh, a recipient of Global Indian Music Award, is a music composer and
an Indian classical _________ player.

Answer- C. tabla

Q99. Rajeev Janardan is an Indian classical……….player of the Imdadkhani gharana.

Answer- D. sitar

Q100. Tulsidas Borkar, who was awarded with the Padma Shri in 2016, was a player.

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Answer- D. Harmonium

Q101. Who among the following is a famous violinist?

Answer- D. Nagai R Muralidharan

Q102. Padma Bhushan awardee, Buddhadev Das Gupta was an Indian classical player of
which instrument?

Answer- C. sarod

Q103. Who among the following is India’s only publicly well-known woman shehnai
player?

Answer- C. Bageshwari Qamar

Q104. Which of the following instruments is played by Anokhelal Mishra?

Answer- D. Tabla

Q105. Who among the following is NOT a tabla player?

Answer- B. G N Balasubramaniam

Q106. Who among the following is a sitar player?

Answer- B. Shahid Parvez

Q107. Ustad Zakir Hussain is the son of ____________, an Indian tabla player.

Answer- D. Ustad Alla Rakha

Q108. Padma Bhushan awardee Vikku Vinayakaram is a __________ player.

Answer- D. Ghatam

Q109. Sheik Chinna Moulana used to play which of the following instruments?

Answer- D. Nadhaswaram

Q110. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, a renowned musician from India, is known for playing which
of the following instruments?

Answer- A. Sarod

Q111. Who among the following is NOT a Veena player?

Answer- C. Jasraj

Q112. Vilayat Khan is associated with which musical instrument?

Answer- C. Sitar

Q113. With which musical instrument can you associate the name of Ali Akbar Khan?

Answer- A. Sarod

Q114. Pandit Pannalal Ghosh also known as Amal Jyoti Ghosh, was a ____________ player and

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composer.

Answer- D. bansuri

Q115. Which of the following Odissi dancers is also a master of percussion instruments
like Mridangam, Pakhavaj, and Tabla?

Answer- A. Kelucharan Mohapatra

Q116. Which of the following Carnatic instruments is performed by Rajna Swaminathan?

Answer- D. Mridangam

Q117. Who among the following Indian musicians introduced shehnai to the concert
stage and was selected to perform for the ceremony at Delhi’s historic Red Fort on the
occasion of India’s Independence Day on 15 August 1947?

Answer- C. Bismillah Khan

Q118. Padma Bhushan awardee Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh was a _______ player.

Answer- B. tabla

Q119. Padma Bhushan awardee Ustad Sabri Khan was a player of which instrument?

Answer- A. sarangi

Q120. Who among the following is known as Sarangi instrumentalist?

Answer- D. Ustad Binda Khan

Q121. The Kamaicha is a bowed lute played by the Manganiars of

Answer- A. west Rajasthan

Q122. 'Chinkara' is a ______ musical instrument popular in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Answer- A. stringed

Q123. Marfati' songs are traditional folk songs of which country?

Answer- B. Bangladesh

Q124. 'Turi', 'Bungal' and 'Pava' are folk musical instruments from the state of:

Answer- A. Gujarat

Q125. With which of the following musical instruments is the musician Sikkil Mala
Chandrasekhar associated?

Answer- C. Flute

Q126. 'Mahuri' is a traditional musical instrument belonging to the state of:

Answer- B. Odisha

Q127. A Ghatam is a ______.

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Answer- A. large, narrow-mouthed earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument

Q128. Which of the following musical instruments did Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
play?

Answer- D. Violin

Q129. Which of the following is NOT a popular Gharana (Style) of Hindustani classical
music?

Answer- D. Rajwadi Gharana

Q130. ______ is a form of ballad singing prevalent in Odisha.

Answer- B. Daskathia

Q131. ______ is a vocal form of music from the state of Punjab.

Answer- C. Tappa

Q132. Which of the following is NOT a percussion instrument?

Answer- D. Sarod

Q133. Which of the following musical instruments is also known as a ‘Mangal Vadya’?

Answer- A. Shehnai

Q134. Lalita is a form of folk music from ______.

Answer- A. Maharashtra

Q135. A distinct ‘Dhrupad style’ is associated with the ______ gharana.

Answer- A. Bishnupur

Q136. Which of the following is a folk song genre popular in parts of West Bengal, Assam,
and Bangladesh?

Answer- C. Bhawaiya

Q137. Which is the traditional musical instrument of the Limboo community of Sikkim?

Answer- A. Chyap-Brung

Q138. Which of the following is NOT a vocal form of Hindustani classical music?

Answer- A. Pakhawaj

Q139. ‘Sangita Ratnakara’ by Pandit Sarngadeva is a ______ Century treatise on Indian

classical music.

Answer- C. 13th

Q140. Which of the following is a stringed musical instrument?

Answer- A. Jantar

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Q141. Kumar Gandharva, a renowned vocalist, is known for which of the following genres
of music?

Answer- C. Hindustani Classical

Q142. Pandit Jasraj, the doyen of Hindustani classical music, was a proponent of which of
the following gharanas?

Answer- C. Mewati

Q143. Famous instrumentalist, Lakshminarayana is renowned for playing which of the

following instruments?

Answer- A. Violin

Q144. Pandit Kishan Maharaj, a renowned instrumentalist, is famous for playing which of
the following instruments?

Answer- C. Tabla

Q145. Mohi Bahauddin Dagar, a renowned musician, is known for playing which of the
following instruments?

Answer- A. Rudra Veena

Q146. ML Vasantha Kumari, a renowned vocalist, was known for which of the following?

Answer- B. Carnatic music

Q147. Who is regarded as the father of Qawwali in India?

Answer- A. Amir Khusrau

Q148. Kishori Amonkar, one of the great vocalists of Hindustani music, is associated with
which of the following gharanas?

Answer- A. Jaipur

Q149. In which year was Asha Bhosle's name entered into the Guinness Book of World
Records for most studio recordings?

Answer- C. 2011

Q150. Who among the following teamed up with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and
guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and produced a concept album, ‘Call of the Valley’ (1967)?

Answer- B. Shivkumar Sharma

Q151. Identify the INCORRECT pair.

Answer- C. Ustad Vilayat Khan – Sarod

Q152. Who among the following is Telangana’s first Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
winner?

Answer- A. Padmaja Reddy

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Q153. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was a prominent singer of the ______________ gharana.

Answer- C. Patiala

Q154. Whom among the following Indian classical musicians is an auditorium in Tehran,
Iran named after?

Answer- C. Ustad Bismillah Khan

Q155. In honour of an Indian musician, the US state of Massachusetts proclaimed 20

April as __________ in 1984.

Answer- C. Amjad Ali Khan Day

Q156. Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan were the founders of the ________ gharana.

Answer- A. Kirana

Q157. Borgeet, a musical composition, is used in which of the following classical dances
of India?

Answer- C. Sattriya

Q158. With which instrument is Ustad Sultan Khan associated?

Answer- A. Sarangi

Q159. Who among the following is said to have devised many Raagas or melodies in
Hindustani music?

Answer- B. Tansen

Q160. Which of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is INCORRECT?

Answer- D. K Vaidyanathan – Sitar

Q161. In which state is the Maihar court where Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician?

Answer- C. Madhya Pradesh

Q162. An exponent of Hindustani classical music, Gangubai Hangal was an eminent

singer to have hailed from the ____________ gharana of the Hindustani Khyal family.

Answer- C. Kirana

Q163. Who among the following is known as ‘Sarod Samrat’ in Indian Classical Music?

Answer- C. Amjad Ali Khan

Q164. Who among the following has won Oscars as well as a Golden Globe award for his
contribution to international music?

Answer- D. A.R. Rahman

Q165. With which instrument do the sisters Lalita and Nandini identify?

Answer- C. Violin

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Q166. As of April 2022, who among the following musicians is NOT a recipient of the
Bharat Ratna?

Answer- D. Zakir Hussain

Q167. Who among the following was the guru of Pandit Ravi Shankar?

Answer- D. Allaudin Khan

Q168. Which Indian musician served as the artistic director of the World Music
Department at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory in the Netherlands?

Answer- A. Hariprasad Chaurasia

Q169. Which of the following musical instruments were played by the musicians such as
Shakoor Khan and Pandit Ram Narayan?

Answer- C. Sarangi

Q170. Which of the following sitar players was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year
1999?

Answer- C. Pandit Ravishankar

Q171. Which of the given personalities is NOT associated with Carnatic Music?

Answer- B. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Q172. Which of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is INCORRECT?

Answer- B. Pt. Ram Narayan – Sarod

Q173. Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee and Anoushka Shankar are associated
with which of the following musical instruments?

Answer- C. Sitar

Q174. The musician Sivamani is associated with which musical instrument?

Answer- B. Drums

Q175. Who among the following is associated with the musical instrument Surbahar?

Answer- C. Annapurna Devi

Q176. Select the correct sequence of the musical instruments according to the given
sequence of their associated personalities: Ustad Allah Rakha, Totaram Sharma, TH
Vinayakam.

Answer- C. Tabla, Pakhawaj, Ghatam

Q177. Ustad Hassu Khan was one of the founders of which of the following Gharanas of
music?

Answer- A. Gwalior

Q178. Select the Indian musician who is associated with percussion instruments (played

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by striking).

Answer- B. Pandit Ayodhya Prasad

Q179. Aruna Sairam, T M Krishna and Gayathri Girish are associated with which form of
music?

Answer- A. Carnatic Music

Q180. Who among the following Indian music directors, specially known as a leading
drummer of India, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019?

Answer- A. Sivamani

Q181. Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following instruments?

Answer- D. Sarangi

Q182. Who among the following Indian classical tabla players was called ‘Abbaji’? He
collaborated with American jazz drummer Buddy Rich to create a music album in 1968.

Answer- A. Alla Rakha

Q183. Pandit Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi and Zakir Hussain are associated with which form of
music?

Answer- A. Hindustani Classical Music

Q184. The famous musician, Faiyaz Khan is associated with which musical instrument?

Answer- D. Veena/ वीणा

Q185. Who among the following personalities is associated with the musical instrument
Mandolin?

Answer- A. U Srinivas

Q186. Identify the musician who is associated with the musical instrument Sarod.

Answer- D. Allaudin Khan

Q187. Carnatic music is confined to ______.

Answer- D. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Q188. The shehnai is a reed instrument with how many holes along the tube?

Answer- B. Seven

Q189. Shri Mani Prasad is associated with which form of music?

Answer- D. Hindustani vocal music

Q190. The Natya shastra which provides information regarding musical instruments is
compiled by ______.

Answer- B. Bharat Muni

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Q191. Ustad Bismillah Khan, an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai,
received which honour from Government of India in 2001?

Answer- A. Bharat Ratna

Q192. Which of the following music instruments are solid instruments?

Answer- B. Ghana Vadya

Q193. Who is a well known tabla maestro of the Punjab Gharana?

Answer- C. Alla Rakha

Q194. Flute instruments come under which type of instrument category?

Answer- B. Sushira Vadya

Q195. The most distinctive type of folk songs of Assam are ______.

Answer- B. Bihu songs

Q196. Which of the following pair of Thumri singing – characteristic is correct? I. Poorab –
fairly slow and staid II. Punjab – more mercurial

Answer- A. Both I and II

Q197. Violin virtuoso L Subramaniam is famous for which of the following genres of
music globally?

Answer- D. Carnatic music

Q198. Bhajan Sopori, a famous musician, is associated with which musical instrument?

Answer- A. Santoor

Q199. Which of the following is the main percussion instrument used in the performance
of Mohiniyattam dance?

Answer- B. Edakka

Q200. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, an Indian flutist, is associated with which of the following
music gharanas?

Answer- A. Maihar

Q201. The famous musician, Appa Jalgaonkar is associated with which musical
instrument?

Answer- B. Harmonium

Q202. Ustad Allauddin Khan, the legendary sarod player, was from which of the following
gharanas of music?

Answer- D. Maihar

Q203. Chhakri is a group song which is the most popular form of folk music of which
region?

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Answer- D. Kashmir’s

Q204. Ustad Bundu Khan and Santosh Mishra are the famous players of which musical
instrument?

Answer- A. sarangi

Q205. The famous musician Satyadev Pawar is associated with which musical
instrument?

Answer- B. Violin

Q206. TR Mahalingam, a legendary musician, was known for playing which of the
following instruments?

Answer- B. Flute

Q207. The Sabri brothers, Aziz Warsi, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are associated with
which singing style?

Answer- A. Qawwali

Q208. Who among the following was a famous sitar player?

Answer- C. Nikhil Banerjee

Q209. Ilyas Khan was born in Lucknow to a family of musicians. He was famous for
playing _______.

Answer- B. Sitar

Q210. Which among the following songs was composed by famous Indian musician Rahul
Dev Burman?

Answer- A. Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge

Q211. Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan was best known for which of the following instrument?

Answer- A. Tabla

Q212. Which of the following singer is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

Answer- B. Asha Bhosle

Q213. Who among the following was the first Indian musician to receive the Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award?

Answer- B. Pandit Ravi Shankar

Q214. Who among the following was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001 and has been
credited with taking the shehnai from the marriage mandap to the concert hall?

Answer- D. Bismillah Khan

Q215. Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first playback song for a _______ film.

Answer- C. Marathi

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Q216. Who among the following is a celebrated sarod maestro?

Answer- D. Zarin Sharma

Q217. Vidushi Sharan Rani is famous for playing which musical instrument?

Answer- D. Sarod

Q218. Ustad Zakir Hussain is one of the greatest exponents of______.

Answer- B. Tabla

Q219. Jayashri Ramnath is a famous______singer of India.

Answer- A. Carnatic

Q220. Brij Bhushan Kabra is associated with which of the following musical instruments?

Answer- B. Guitar

Q221. Jayanthi Kumaresh is one of the foremost exponents of ____.

Answer- D. Veena

Q222. Who among the following sang the famous Bollywood song “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”?

Answer- A. Arjit Singh

Q223. Kajari is a folk song and dance form of India. It originated in ____.

Answer- D. Uttar Pradesh

Q224. Who among the following is a sitar maestro of global acclaim?

Answer- C. Shahid Parvez Bhatt

Q225. Gangubai Hangal was an Indian singer of the Khayal genre of Hindustani classical
music from ____ state, known for her deep and powerful voice.

Answer- B. Karnataka

Q226. Which of the following instruments is performed by Nandini and Ragini Shankar?

Answer- C. Violin

Q227. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was a music composer popularly called ‘Rupkonwar’ in the
state of?

Answer- D. Assam

Q228. Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee, Anushka Shankar, and Hara Shankar
Bhattacharya are well-known players of which of the following instruments?

Answer- B. Sitar

Q229. Papanasam Sivan was related to which of the following music?

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Answer- A. Carnatic

Q230. In November 2020, ___________ has set a record of becoming the world’s fastest piano
player ever.

Answer- D. Lydian Nadhaswaram

Q231. Prabhat Sarma, a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, was a _______ player
from Assam.

Answer- D. Flute

Q232. Who among the following is considered as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music in India’?

Answer- B. Purandardas

Q233. Renowned musician Talveen Singh belongs to _______.

Answer- A. तबला/ tabor

Q234. The Wadali Brothers are _________ singers.

Answer- C. Sufi

Q235. Pandit Ram Narayan, a famous instrumentalist, is known for playing which of the
following instruments?

Answer- A. Sarangi

Q236. Hara Shankar Bhattacharya is a maestro of ___________.

Answer- D. Sitar

Q237. Ustad Asad Ali Khan is famous for which of the following schools of Dhrupad as an
instrumentalist?

Answer- C. Khandarbani

Q238. With which of the following dance forms is Thumri music associated?

Answer- A. Kathak

Q239. Which group of musicians were awarded by ‘Bharat Ratna’ from the following (As
of May 2023)?

Answer- B. Pandit Ravishankar and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Q240. Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj belonged to which of the following musical
gharanas?

Answer- D. Mewati Gharana

Q241. Which Indian musician won the Grammy award for ‘A Meeting by The River’ with Ry
Cooder in 1994?

Answer- B. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

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Q242. Who among the following was a world famous ‘Sitar Player’?

Answer- A. Pandit Ravi Shankar

Q243. Which of the following Indian musicians was referred to as ‘Ghazal King’?

Answer- B. Jagjit Singh

Q244. Pandit Ravi Shankar is known worldwide for playing which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- D. Sitar

Q245. Which Indian musician personality’s native place is West Bengal?

Answer- D. Bappi Lahiri

Q246. To which Gharana did Gangubai Hangal primarily belong?

Answer- D. Kirana

Q247. T.N. Rajaratnam Pillai (TN Rajarathnam Pillai) is a player of which of the following
musical instruments?

Answer- C. Nadaswaram

Q248. The celebrated folk artist Gulabo Sapera, recipient of Padma Shri Award in 2016, is
an exponent of ________.

Answer- A. Kalbeliya

Q249. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi belonged to the ______ Gharana.

Answer- B. Kirana

Q250. Which of the following musicians is popularly known as ‘Panchamda’?

Answer- D. RD Burman

Q251. Who among the following is primarily regarded as a maestro of Hindustani

classical music?

Answer- A. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Q252. Which Indian musician is associated with the Flute?

Answer- A. Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Q253. Who among the following was a renowned player of the musical instrument called
‘Santoor’?

Answer- C. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Q254. Manna Dey was a famous personality of India in the field of________

Answer- D. Music

Q255. Which of the following Carnatic musicians was the first to receive the Bharat

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Ratna?

Answer- B. MS Subbulakshmi

Q256. Who was the singer of the famous song ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Uglle’ from the
film ‘Upkar’(1967)?

Answer- D. Mahendra Kapoor

Q257. Identify the Indian singer who sang the song ‘Ae mere watan ke logon jara akhon
mein bharlo paani…’ before the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Answer- A. Lata Mangeshkar

Q258. Who was the music director of the famous film ‘Sholay’ released in 1975?

Answer- D. RD Burman

Q259. In which Indian musician’s name did the state of Massachusetts in the USA declare
April 20th in 1984 as a day in his name?

Answer- B. Ali Akbar Khan

Q260. Who among the following singers is from Andhra Pradesh?

Answer- D. S Janaki

Q261. Who among the following female singers has been felicitated with the Bharat
Ratna?

Answer- B. Lata Mangeshkar

Q262. Who among the following Indian musicians is the inventor of Mohan Veena?

Answer- C. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Q263. Which of the following music directors won the Oscar award in the year 2009?

Answer- B. AR Rahman

Q264. On the arrival of spring, _____________ village rejoices with the melodious singing of
'Bagurumba'.

Answer- A. Bodo

Q265. Ustad Allah and Ustad Zakir Husasain are both famous ____players of India.

Answer- C. tabla

Q266. Ustad Bismillah Khan was associated with which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- A. Shehnai

Q267. Indian musician, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia used to play which of the following
musical instruments?

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Answer- B. Flute

Q268. Dr. Teejan Bai, who was awarded by Padma Vibhushan (2019) is a renowned Indian
folk singer and performer from the state of_________.

Answer- B. Chhattisgarh

Q269. Which Indian Musician was awarded with the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 2001?

Answer- B. Bhimsen Joshi

Q270. Which Musical Instrument does N Rajam play?

Answer- B. Violin

Q271. Which Indian musician is associated with the tabla?

Answer- B. Zakir Hussain

Q272. Who among the following singers had a Guinness World Record 28 songs in a single
day? (As of December 2022)

Answer- C. Kumar Sanu

Q273. The tribal dancer and singer, Arjun Singh Dhurve from _________ has been conferred
with ‘Padma Shri’ in the year.

Answer- C. Madhya Pradesh

Q274. Which of the following Indian playback singers received the Bharat Ratna in 2001?

Answer- C. Lata Mangeshkar

Q275. Who was the music director of the famous song “Aye mere watan ke logon” sung
by Lata Mangeshkar?

Answer- C. C Ramchandra

Q276. With which of the following states is the Bhatiali folk music, which is mostly$b
$sung by the fishermen, associated?

Answer- A. West Bengal

Q277. Which of the following is NOT a stringed instrument?

Answer- D. Flute

Q278. The song ‘Teri mitti’ is from which of the following movies?

Answer- B. Kesari

Q279. Which folk music is based on the Mahabharata with Bhima portrayed as hero?

Answer- C. Pandavani

Q280. Who is known as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music’?

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Answer- D. Purandara Dasa

Q281. Who wrote the Indian patriotic song, ‘Sare Jahan se acchha, Hindustan$b$hamara’?

Answer- A. Mohammad Iqbal

Q282. Folk songs in _________ are called Raganis.

Answer- D. Haryana

Q283. Match List-I (Name of the composition) with List-II (Writer).List-I (Name of the
Composition) List-II (Writer)1. Vande Mataram A. Pradeep2. Jana Gana Mana B. Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay3. Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon C. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer- A. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A

Q284. Match the following musical instruments with the maestros who play them.a.
Santoor i. Bismillah Khanb. Sitar ii. Ustad Binda Khanc. Shehnai iii. Pt Shiv Kumar
Sharmad. Sarangi iv. Anushka Shankar

Answer- D. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii

Q285. Which folk music does NOT belong to Nagaland?

Answer- C. Nyioga

Q286. The famous folk music ‘Hekialeu’ has its origin in which state?

Answer- B. Nagaland

Q287. Khubakeshei is a kind of song accompanied by clapping, sung in the state of$b
$_____.

Answer- B. Manipur

Q288. Which of the following musical forms in Carnatic Classical is the simplest$b
$composition of raga?

Answer- C. Gitam

Q289. Which folk music of Jammu and Kashmir is sung in wedding ceremonies?

Answer- C. Wanawun

Q290. Under which Gharana do the composition of blend of Khayal and Dhrupad-$b
$Dhamar styles come?

Answer- C. Agra Gharana

Q291. Chhannulal Mishra is related to which Musical Lineage?

Answer- B. Kirana Musical Family

Q292. In India, the musical instrument “Flute” is also known as _____________.

Answer- C. Bansuri

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Q293. Which of the following folk music of Chhattisgarh is based on the epic$b
$Mahabharata?

Answer- B. Pandavani

Q294. Bharat Muni, in his Natya Shastra, categorises musical instruments into four$b
$different parts. What$b$is the categorisation of musical instruments by Bharat Muni
based on?

Answer- A. Different sounds of the musical instruments

Q295. In whose ashram did the Beatles compose rock music in 1968 influenced by$b
$classical music?

Answer- D. Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Ashram

Q296. In classical Carnatic music, tempo is called as ________.

Answer- A. laya

Q297. In Hindustani classical music, according to Vishnu Narayana Bhatkhande, how$b

$many thaats are the origins of ragas?

Answer- A. 10

Q298. Which of the following song did AR Rahman record with Michael Jackson?

Answer- C. Ekam Satyam

Q299. Who composed the music of the patriotic song ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’?

Answer- B. AR Rahman

Q300. Who among the following is a singer of Hindustani classical music?

Answer- B. Shubha Mudgal

Q301. In which of the following states are the Pai songs accompanied by the Saria$b
$dance sung during the rain festivals?

Answer- C. Madhya Pradesh

Q302. Ohira folk music is primarily associated with one of the popular festivals of$b
$which of the following states?

Answer- D. Jharkhand

Q303. Community tradition is related to which of the following music streams?

Answer- B. Hindustani Classical Music

Q304. Sangeeta Shankar was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2021 for her$b
$contribution in playing which musical instrument?

Answer- C. Violin

Q305. Which of the following is NOT a part of Carnatic music?

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Answer- D. Dhrupad

Q306. 'Pankhida' songs are sung by peasants of _____ while working on the fields.

Answer- A. Rajasthan

Q307. Which of the following is a string instrument commonly featured in the folk$b
$music of Gujarat?

Answer- D. jantar

Q308. ________ is a musical composition that expresses devotion through madhura$b

$bhakti.

Answer- B. Padam

Q309. Which of the following types of music is confined to the states of Karnataka,$b
$Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala?

Answer- C. Carnatic

Q310. Which of the following is NOT related to the ‘Trinity of Carnatic Music’?

Answer- B. Purandara Das

Q311. Which of the following is NOT one of the classical languages of India?

Answer- B. Magahi

Q312. Which statement about Classical Carnatic Music is correct?

Answer- B. The compositions are either in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil or Sanskrit.

Q313. Which of the following is a style of Carnatic music?

Answer- C. Svarajati

Q314. Which of the following is called the cyclic arrangement of time units in$b
$Hindustani Classical music?

Answer- B. Tala

Q315. Select the musical instrument which is NOT played by way of percussion or NOT
played by way of striking any object?

Answer- D. Shehnai

Q316. Which of the following is a cyclic arrangement of time units in Hindustani$b

$classical music?

Answer- C. Tala

Q317. What is ‘Padam’ in Carnatic Music?

Answer- A. A love poem

Q318. Which statement about Syama Sastri is correct?

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Answer- D. He is one among the trinity of Carnatic Music.

Q319. Shattantri Veena, meaning a Veena with hundred strings, is the ancient$b
$Sanskrit name of which instrument?

Answer- C. Santoor

Q320. Baiga is a folk music of Baiga Tribe from which of the following states?

Answer- C. Madhya Pradesh

Q321. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Music of India?

Answer- D. The musical instrument Kamaicha is majorly used by the ‘Manganiar’

Community of Manipur as a popular accompaniment to their songs

Q322. With which Gharana is the famous Tarana singer, Pandit Rattan Mohan$b$Sharma
associated?

Answer- A. Mewati Gharana

Q323. How many basic talams are there in Indian Classical Carnatic music?

Answer- D. 7

Q324. Annamacharya composed Sankirtans in praise of which God?

Answer- B. Lord Venkateshwara

Q325. Folk music sung on the birth of a child in some Indian states like Bihar, Uttar$b
$Pradesh, etc. is called _____.

Answer- B. sohar

Q326. What is Miyan ki Todi in Hindustani music?

Answer- A. Raag

Q327. The famous folk music of Rajasthan that was developed in royal courts is$b$known
as:

Answer- C. Maand

Q328. In which Gharana do singers perform the Khandhar Vani and Gauhar Vani?

Answer- D. Darbhanga Gharana

Q329. In the Hindustani music system, the ________ are allotted to different hours of$b
$the day and different seasons.

Answer- D. ragas

Q330. To which Hindustani music Gharana are the Gundecha brothers related?

Answer- D. Dagari Gharana

Q331. Which of the following types is NOT an element of classical Carnatic music?

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Answer- A. Thumri

Q332. Who among the following is related to Hindustani classical singing?

Answer- A. Mallikarjun Mansur

Q333. Which folk music does NOT belong to Tamil Nadu?

Answer- B. Khubakeshei

Q334. In the year 1952, who among the following lent his voice for the film ‘Amar$b
$Bhupali’, which was being produced in two languages simultaneously and he sang in
both$b$Bengali and Marathi ?

Answer- D. Manna Dey

Q335. Which of the following personalities is a Padma Shri awardee folk singer from the
state of Uttar Pradesh?

Answer- A. Ajita Srivastava

Q336. Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded which of the following awards by
the Government of India in 1999?

Answer- B. Bharat Ratna

Q337. Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan is a maestro in ________.

Answer- A. Sitar

Q338. Madhuri Barthwal, a folk singer and Padma Shri 2022 awardee, belongs to which of
the following states of India?

Answer- D. Uttarakhand

Q339. Who among the following is the world-renowned exponent of the bamboo flute?

Answer- D. Hariprasad Chaurasia

Q340. In 2002, Zakir Hussain became the youngest percussionist to be honoured with
which award?

Answer- A. Padma Bhushan

Q341. Buddhadev Dasgupta is famous for playing which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- B. Sarod

Q342. Tabla maestro, Bickram Ghosh, was awarded with which of the following awards in
2023 in the Contemporary Category?

Answer- C. Sangeet Natak Akademi

Q343. Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar was a ___________ player of profound depth, favouring
sparse and slow realisations of ragas.

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Answer- B. Rudra veena

Q344. Which Indian singer wrote ‘Raag Sarita’?

Answer- B. Chintaman Raghunath Vyas

Q345. Padma Bhushan awardee, Ustad Sabri Khan played which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- A. Sarangi

Q346. Who among the following is a Sarod player popularly known as ‘Sarod Samrat’?

Answer- C. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Bangash

Q347. Annapurna Devi is associated with which of the following musical instruments?

Answer- B. Surbahar

Q348. Who among the following is/was a famous sitarist?

Answer- A. Ravi Shankar

Q349. The renowned ghazal singer Girija Devi was born in ________.

Answer- A. Uttar Pradesh

Q350. Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur was a student of ____________.

Answer- A. Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

Q351. Who among the following is the first vocalist to receive the Bharat Ratna in$b
$2008 and is also credited to have popularised 'Khyal Gayaki'?

Answer- A. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Q352. Tarun Bhattacharya, who was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2018,
is known for playing which musical instrument?

Answer- B. Santoor

Q353. Ali Akbar Khan is known for playing the ________.

Answer- A. Sarod

Q354. Which Indian musician and sitar player is the founder of the National Orchestra of
India?

Answer- D. Ravi Shankar

Q355. __________ is often touted as Tansen of the 20th century, this musical genius blended
the best of classical music and created a unique style of his own.

Answer- B. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Q356. Papanasam Ramayya Sivan was an Indian composer of which music style?

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Answer- A. Carnatic music

Q357. The famous santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma received the$b
$________________________ in the year 1986.

Answer- B. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Q358. Classical Sarod player, Amjad Ali Khan was awarded ____________ in 2001 by the
Government of India.

Answer- C. Padma Vibhushan

Q359. Some of the talas invented by ____________ include Trimukhi, Panchamukhi,

Saptamukhi and Navamukhi.

Answer- B. M Balamuralikrishna

Q360. Alla Rakha is famous for playing which of the following musical instruments?

Answer- A. Tabla

Q361. Which famous santoor player was honoured with the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award
in 1998?

Answer- D. Shivkumar Sharma

Q362. The registered office of the Sangeet Natak Akademi is at:

Answer- A. New Delhi

Q363. Which award was started by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980 to the
exponents of Hindustani classical music?

Answer- C. Tansen Samman

Q364. Arvind Parikh, a Padma Bhushan awardee, plays which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- B. Sitar

Q365. Umayalpuram K Sivaraman is an eminent musician associated with which of$b$the

following musical instruments?

Answer- D. Mridangam

Q366. Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical
instruments?

Answer- D. Sarangi

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