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11. Who among the following is known as Sarangi Instrumentalist?
A. T.N Krishnan
B. T Brinda
C. T.M Krishna
D. Ustad Bundu Khan
ANSWER: D.Ustad Bundu Khan
SOLUTION : Ustad Binda Khan was the maestro of Sarangi. Sarangi has a hollow body and is made of teak wood adorned with ivory inlays. Bundu Khan played the sarangi from All India Radio, Delhi Station when it first started broadcasting in 1935.
12. The Natya shastra which provides information regarding musical instruments is compiled by _____.
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Tansen
C. Kalidas
D. Bharat Muni
ANSWER: D. Bharat Munir
SOLUTION: In the Natya Shastra – an ancient treatise of performing arts, compiled by Bharat Muni dated 200 B.C.-200 A.D., the musical instruments have been divided into four main categories on the basis of how sound is produced with the help of the instrument.
13. Pandit Bhawani Shankar is a _____ player.
A. Tabla
B. Tanpura
C. Pakhawaj
D. Dholak
ANSWER: C.Pakhawaj
SOLUTION:Bhavani Shankar (1956 – 30 December 2023) was an Indian pakhawaj drum player. Bhavani Shankar was born into a musical family, beginning his study of pakhawaj and tabla at the age of eight.
14. Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was a _____ player of the Banaras gaharana.
A. Sarod
B. Tabla
C. Sanrangi
D. Sitar
ANSWER:B.Tabla
SOLUTION: Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was a tabla player of the Banaras gharana. Indian tabla player Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay lived from April 28, 1942, to May 7, 2021.
15. Which of the following instrument is also known as a ‘Mangal Vadya’?
A. Tabla
B. Shehnai
C. Santoor
D. Damaru
ANSWER: B.Shehnai
SOLUTION:The Shehnai is a reed instrument in which there are seven holes along the tube which are used for playing the melody by opening and closing them with the fingers. It is known as a Mangal vadya and is usually played on all auspicious occasions in north India such as marriages, temple festivals, etc.
16. Padma Bhushan awarde Vikku Vinayakaram is a ____ player.
A. Pakhawaj
B. Ghatam
C. Tabla
D. Dholak
ANSWER: B.Ghatam
SOLUTION :Ghatam
17. Which of the following instrument is normally played in vertical position and with an arched bow?
A. Sitar
B. Veena
C. Shehnai
D. Sarangi
ANSWER: D. Sarangi
SOLUTION: The correct answer is Sarangi.
18. The ____ is a single string musical instrument made using bamboo and a gourd, mostly used by traditional folk singers in Maharashtra.
A. Ektara
B. Ekkalam
C. Esraj
D. Edakka
ANSWER: A.Ektara
SOLUTION:The ektara is a drone lute consisting of a gourd resonator covered with skin, through which a bamboo neck is inserted.
19. ‘Khuang’ is traditional musical instrument of which state?
A. Mizoram
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Jharkhand
ANSWER: A.Mizoram
SOLUTION: Khuang is the only Mizo traditional musical instrument that is popularly used in the 20th and 21st century.
20. The wood of which of the following trees is used to make the large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical music known as Bobbili Veena/Saraswathi Veena?
A. Sangal woood
B. Wal nut wood
C. Jackfruit wood
D. Teak wood
ANSWER: C.Jackfruit wood
SOLUTION:The wood of Jackfruit wood is used to make the large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical music known as Bobbili Veena / Saraswathi Veena.