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Art and Culture - Music — Static GK Questions & Practice

Practise 40 Art and Culture - Music questions from Static GK for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Pandit Ravi Shankar is renowned for which instrument/art form?

  1. ASitar
  2. BTabla
  3. CCarnatic Classical Vocal
  4. DSarod
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Answer: A

Pandit Ravi Shankar is renowned for Sitar.

2. Ustad Bismillah Khan is renowned for which instrument/art form?

  1. ATabla
  2. BSantoor
  3. CSitar
  4. DShehnai
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Answer: D

Ustad Bismillah Khan is renowned for Shehnai.

3. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is renowned for which instrument/art form?

  1. AFlute (Bansuri)
  2. BSarod
  3. CHindustani Classical Vocal
  4. DSantoor
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Answer: C

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is renowned for Hindustani Classical Vocal.

4. M.S. Subbulakshmi is renowned for which instrument/art form?

  1. ACarnatic Classical Vocal
  2. BSantoor
  3. CHindustani Classical Vocal
  4. DSarod
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Answer: A

M.S. Subbulakshmi is renowned for Carnatic Classical Vocal.

5. Zakir Hussain is renowned for which instrument/art form?

  1. ASantoor
  2. BCarnatic Classical Vocal
  3. CShehnai
  4. DTabla
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Answer: D

Zakir Hussain is renowned for Tabla.

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