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GK – Musical Instruments – Set 3
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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 "Chenda" belongs to which state or region?
- A. Maharashtra
- B. Karnataka
- C. Kerala
- D. Punjab
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Answer: C. Kerala
Chenda belongs to Kerala.
- In the traditional classification of Indian instruments, the Ektara is a
- A. Ghan (solid)
- B. Avanaddha (membranophone)
- C. Sushir (wind)
- D. Tata (string)
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Answer: D. Tata (string)
The Ektara is a Tata vadya: string instrument.
- Which musical instrument is most used in Bhangra music?
- A. Sitar
- B. Violin
- C. Tabla
- D. Dhol
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Answer: D. Dhol
The Dhol is the primary and most used musical instrument in Bhangra music, to whose fast beats this energetic folk dance of Punjab is performed with great enthusiasm.
- The Santoor is played using
- A. Bare fingers only
- B. A bow
- C. A plectrum
- D. Two curved mallets
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Answer: D. Two curved mallets
Santoor strings are struck with small curved wooden mallets.
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a famous exponent of which instrument?
- A. Sarangi
- B. Flute
- C. Shehnai
- D. Santoor
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Answer: D. Santoor
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a renowned santoor player.
- Which of the following is a well-known sarangi player?
- A. Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
- B. Ram Narayan
- C. Bhajan Sopori
- D. Ustad Bismillah Khan
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Answer: B. Ram Narayan
Ram Narayan is a renowned sarangi player.
- Harmonium is an instrument that came to India through
- A. Chola kings
- B. European missionaries
- C. Buddhist monks
- D. Mughal courts
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Answer: B. European missionaries
The harmonium was brought by European missionaries in the 19th century.
- Which of the following is a well-known sarod player?
- A. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
- B. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
- C. Nikhil Banerjee
- D. Palghat Mani Iyer
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Answer: B. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a renowned sarod player.
- The traditional instrument "Tarpa" belongs to which state or region?
- A. Assam
- B. West Bengal
- C. Kerala
- D. Maharashtra
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Answer: D. Maharashtra
Tarpa belongs to Maharashtra.
- Identify the Indian musician who is associated with a Sushir Vadya (an instrument played by blowing air).
- A. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
- B. Pandit Deen Dayal
- C. Pandit Ravi Shankar
- D. Bismillah Khan
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Answer: D. Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan is considered the magician of the Shehnai. Bismillah Khan was taught music by his uncle Ali Bux Vilayatu, who was the authorized Shehnai player at the holy Vishwanath Temple in Banaras.