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GK – Musical Instruments – Set 15
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- The test contains 10 questions.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 10 questions to be solved in 5 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- The traditional instrument "Dedh Satara" belongs to which state or region?
- A. Rajasthan
- B. Gujarat
- C. Himachal Pradesh
- D. Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: A. Rajasthan
Dedh Satara belongs to Rajasthan.
- The traditional instrument "Dhak" belongs to which state or region?
- A. Tamil Nadu
- B. Manipur
- C. Assam
- D. West Bengal
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Answer: D. West Bengal
Dhak belongs to West Bengal.
- Buddhadev Dasgupta is famous for playing which of the following musical instruments?
- A. Mridangam
- B. Sarangi
- C. Flute
- D. Sarod
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Answer: D. Sarod
Buddhadev Dasgupta was a Sarod player and composer. He received training in Sarod playing from Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra.
- The traditional instrument "Kamaicha" belongs to which state or region?
- A. Rajasthan
- B. Kerala
- C. Bihar
- D. Maharashtra
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Answer: A. Rajasthan
Kamaicha belongs to Rajasthan.
- Zakir Hussain is associated with which musical instrument?
- A. Tabla
- B. Santoor
- C. Sitar
- D. Piano
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Answer: A. Tabla
Zakir Hussain is a famous Tabla player of India; he is the son of the famous Tabla player Qureshi Allah Rakha Khan. His gurus were Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
- Which of the following is a well-known sitar player?
- A. Chitti Babu
- B. N. Ramani
- C. Pandit Ravi Shankar
- D. Ram Narayan
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Answer: C. Pandit Ravi Shankar
Pandit Ravi Shankar is a renowned sitar player.
- Which of the following is a well-known flute player?
- A. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
- B. N. Ramani
- C. Sultan Khan
- D. Palghat Mani Iyer
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Answer: B. N. Ramani
N. Ramani is a renowned flute player.
- Bharat Muni has classified musical instruments into four different categories in his Natyashastra. On what basis did Bharat Muni classify these instruments?
- A. Different sounds of the instruments
- B. Shape of the instruments
- C. Use of musical instruments on different occasions like weddings, festivals, and public ceremonies
- D. Different materials used in the musical instruments
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Answer: A. Different sounds of the instruments
The four groups of musical instruments are: Avanaddha Vadya (percussion instruments), Ghana Vadya (solid instruments), Sushir Vadya (wind instruments), and Tata Vadya (string instruments).
- Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous exponent of which instrument?
- A. Violin
- B. Guitar
- C. Sitar
- D. Flute
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Answer: D. Flute
Hariprasad Chaurasia is a renowned flute player.
- Ram Narayan is a famous exponent of which instrument?
- A. Sarangi
- B. Sarod
- C. Shehnai
- D. Mridangam
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Answer: A. Sarangi
Ram Narayan is a renowned sarangi player.