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Questions : Who was the grandfather of Arjun, the hero of Mahabharata?

(a) Shantanu

(b) Devadutt

(c) Vichitravirya

(d) Chitrangad

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
A. Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar 1. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
B. Venkatamahi 2. Proponent of Carnatic music
C. Shyama Shastri 3. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
D. Amir Khusrau 4. Wrote the music for the song ‘Vande Mataram’
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 1 2 3

b) 1 4 2 3

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 1 4 3 2

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

In which place Kumbh Mela is held every twelfth years?

a) Chitrakoot - Ujjain - Prayag - Haridwar

b) Ujjain - Puri - Prayag - Haridwar

c) Prayag - Haridwar - Ujjain - Nashik

d) Rameshwaram - Puri - Badrinath - Dwarika

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
A. Bihu 1. Assam
B. Onam 2. Kerala
C. Pongal 3. Tamil Nadu
D. Vaisakhi 4. Punjab
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 2 3 1

b) 1 3 4 2

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 2 3 4 1

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar?

  1. He spearheaded the worldwide spread of Indian music and had a major influence on Western musicians.
  2. In 1970, he became chair of the Department of Indian Music of the California Institute of the Arts.
  3. A recipient of Bharat Ratna in 1999, Shankar maintained residences in both India and the United States.
  4. He won Grammy award three times.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best know for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in wester culture.

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

List I List II
(Festival) (States)
A. Ugadi 1. West Bengal
B. Navbarsha 2. Gujarat
C. Bhadra Purnima 3. Maharashtra
D. Gudi Padwa 4. Andhra Pradesh
Codes: A B C D

a) 3 1 2 4

b) 4 2 1 3

c) 4 1 2 3

d) 3 2 1 4

Answer: (c)

The correctly matched pairs are :

  • Ugadi — Andhra Pradesh
  • Navbarsha — West Bengal
  • Bhadra Purnima — Gujarat
  • Gudi Padwa — Maharashtra

This is the time when New Year’s Day is celebrated in the states of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Assam.

Question : 6

Who among the following are famous instrumentalists of Sarod?

  1. Bismillah Khan
  2. Ali Akbar Khan
  3. Budhadev Dasgupta
  4. Bahadur Khan
Select the answer from the codes given below:

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a)

Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian musician of the wind instrument the Shehnai which he popularized and brought it to a pinnacle of glory and for which he got the honorific Ustad prefixed to his name.

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