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11. Who among the following Indian singers has writter ‘Raag Sarita’?
A. Pandith Kumar Gandharva
B. Balasaheb Poonchwale
C. Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
D. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION : Chintaman Raghunath Vyas, popularly known as C. R. Vyas, was an Indian classical singer.
12. In India, the tradition of singing ghazal was established by ____.
A. Hazrat Ali
B. Hazrat Nizamuddin
C. Hazart Amir Khusrau
D. Hazrat Shahenshawali
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: Amir Khsrau was a Sufi singer, poet, and scholar from India. He wrote poetry in Persian but also in Hindavi. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, India. He is called the father of qawwali and also introduced the ghazal style of the song into India.
13. Who among the following is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi for Bharatanatyam?
A. Vijay Shankar
B. Anita Ratnam
C. Geeta Chandran
D. AB Bala Kondala Rao
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Geeta Chandran
14. Famous classical dancer Vidyagauri Adkar is recognised with ____ Gharana of Indian Classical dance form.
A. Alwar
B. Gwalior
C. Banaras
D. Jaipur
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Vidyagauri Adkar is a Kathak dancer in India representing the Jaipur Gharana.
15. Which artis’t musical album is titled ‘Land of Gold’?
A. Mita Nag
B. Anupama Bhagawat
C. Anoushka Shankar
D. Rajna Swaminathan
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Anoushka Shankar
16. Who among the following Indian Playback Singers holds the Guinness world record for singing the highest number of songs in one day?
A. Alka Yagnik
B. Kumar Sanu
C. Kavita Krishnamurthy
D. Udit Narayan
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION In 1993, Kumar Sanu holds the Guinness world record for singing the highest number of songs in one day. He recorded 28 songs in one day. He had received the Best Male Playback Singer Filmfare Award five times in a consecutive manner (1990–1994).
17. Who among the following started the Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras in 1963?
A. Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma
B. Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam
C. Narasimhachari
D. Pasumarthy Venkata Ramana
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Chinna Satyam started the Kuchipudi Art Academy at Madras in 1963. The Academy has to its credit more than 180 solo items and 15 dance dramas composed and choreographed by Satyam. These solo items and dramas have been staged all over India and abroad.
18. The first recipient of the National Award for Best Music Direction was _____ who was honoured for his composition in the Tamil film Kandan Karunai.
A. K V Mahadevan
B. Vidyasagar
C. Deva
D. Karthik Raja
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:The first recipient of the award was K. V. Mahadevan who was honoured for his composition in the Tamil film Kandan Karunai (1967).
19. Who among the following is known as descendant of Ishwari Prasad, the first Kathak teacher?
A. Sambhu Maharaj
B. Lacchu Maharaj
C. Gopi Krishna
D. Birju Maharaj
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Pandit Birju Maharaj is the direct descendant of Ishwari Prasad, who is said to be the first known Kathak teacher. Considered to be a child prodigy, he was invited to teach Kathak at Sangeet Bharati in Delhi at the young age of thirteen.
20. Who among the following is an Indian Singer of Hindustani Classical Music?
A. L Subramaniam
B. Shubha Mudal
C. Kishan Maharaj
D. Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Shubha Mudgal is a famous Indian singer of ‘Hindustani classical music’. She has made a great contribution to Hindustani classical music, Thumriye Khyal, and Dadra music.