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Question : 6 [Nagaland PSC (Pre) 2017]

‘Mera piya ghar aaya’ has been sung by which Pakistani singer?

a) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

b) Faiz Ahmad Faiz

c) Ghulam Ali

d) Mehdi Hassan

Answer: (a)

Question : 7 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]

Which one of the following is the most ancient musical instrument?

a) Veena

b) Tabla

c) Sitar

d) Sarod

Answer: (a)

Question : 8 [UPPCS (Pre) 1994]

‘Sufi Kalam’ a type of devotional music, is characteristic of

a) Kashmir

b) None of these

c) Gujarat

d) Rajasthan

Answer: (a)

Question : 9 [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]

The Chitragupta Swami Temple considered to be the only temple of Chitragupta is situated in

a) Mathura

b) Ujjain

c) Kanchi

d) Puri

Answer: (c)

Question : 10

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to renowned Indian Hindustani classical singer, Kumar Gandharva?

  1. He refused to be circumscribed by the specific tradition and rules of a Gharana.
  2. He was a musicologist as well.
  3. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award in 1990.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

One of the most inventive singers in recent years, Kumar Gandharva is remembered for his great legacy of innovation, questioning tradition without rejecting it wholesale, resulting in music in touch with the roots of Indian culture.

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