Cultural Activities (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

41. When was the construction of the Rashtrapati Bhavan completed? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1953
(b) 1929
(c) 1959
(d) 1949

Correct Answer: (b) 1929

Solution:The construction of the Rashtrapati Bavan of India as completed in the year 1929. The Rashtrapati havan was the work of architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, who were exceptionally imaginative d proficient in architecture. This building is built on me Raisina hill in the 'H' shape of English language This building has a total of 340 rooms on 4 floors.

42. Which of the following names belong to Bharatanatyam? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 08.06.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pandit Birju Maharaj
(b) Dr. Narthaki Natraj
(c) Kelucharan Mohapatra
(d) Guru Bipin Singh

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. Narthaki Natraj

Solution:Narthaki Nataraj is a Bharatanatyam dancer. In 2019, she was awarded the Padma Shri, making her he first transgender woman to be awarded India's Fourth-highest civilian award.

• Pandit Birju Maharaj was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka- Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India.

• Kelucharan Mohapatra was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.

• Guru Bipin Singh was a director, Choreographer. and teacher of Manipuri dance.

43. Who among the following is a famous Santoor player? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 9.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(b) Ustad Zakir Hussain
(c) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
(d) Ustad Bismillah Khan

Correct Answer: (c) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Solution:Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was a famous SantooT player. He passed away on May 10, 2022. Ustad Zakir Hussain was a famous tabla player, Ustad Bismillah Khan was a famous shehnai player, and Pandit Ravi Shankar was a sitar player and musician.

44. The raga 'Miya Malhar' was created by- [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 18.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Amir Khusro
(b) Tansen
(c) Pandit Jasraj
(d) Meera Bai

Correct Answer: (b) Tansen

Solution:This raga was a wonderful creation by Sangeet Samrat Miya Tansen, and it was created in the sixteenth-century. Miyan Ki Malhar is a monsoon raga, popularly used for invoking and embracing rain to drench the earth and welcome the monsoon.

45. Which of the following musical instruments is associated with the Yiddish Menuhin? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sitar
(b) piano
(c) Violin
(d) Congo

Correct Answer: (c) Violin

Solution:American-born Yehudi Menuhin was a violinist. He spent most of his career in the United Kingdom. He died on 12 March 1999.

46. The famous musician, Appa Jalgaonkar is associated with which musical instrument? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 10.11.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Harmonium
(b) Tabla
(c) Sarod
(d) Violin

Correct Answer: (a) Harmonium

Solution:Appa Jalgaonkar is associated with harmonium. He was renowned as the accompanist of singer Bhimsen Joshi and had collaborated with celebrated singers such as Amir Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, and Hirabai Barodekar. His exceptional skills in harmonium playing were acknowledged by the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Sadly, Appa Jalgaonkar passed away at the age of 87 in Pune

47. Ustad Allauddin Khan, the legendary sarod player, was from which of the following gharanas of music? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 10.11.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kasur-Patiala
(b) Benaras
(c) Maihar
(d) Rangeela

Correct Answer: (c) Maihar

Solution:Ustad Alaauddin Khan learnt music from Vina player Wazir Khan, an exponent of Senia Gharana. The Maihar Gharana is sometimes refered as the Maiher-Senia Gharana.

48. Who among the following is a sitar player? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Shivkumar Sharma
(b) Shahid Parvez
(c) Sultan Khan
(d) Sheik Chinna Moulana

Correct Answer: (b) Shahid Parvez

Solution:Shahid Parvez is a sitar player from the following options. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is an Indian classical sitar maestro from the Imdadkhani Gharana.

• Shiv Kumar Sharma is the exponent of Santoor.

• Sultan Khan, a renowned Indian classical musician who carried forward the tradition of a disappearing instrument, the bowed lute called a sarangi.

• Sheikh Chinna Moulana is the exponent of Nadhaswarm. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1998.

49. V.G. Jog is famous for which musical instrument? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.03.2018 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sitar
(b) Violin
(c) Tabla
(d) Santoor

Correct Answer: (b) Violin

Solution:V.G. Jog was a famous violinist. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the year 1983.

50. Ileana Citaristi is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who was conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2006 for her contributions to ____________. [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 11.11.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Kathakali
(b) Kathak
(c) Bharatnatyam
(d) Odissi

Correct Answer: (d) Odissi

Solution:Ileana Citaristi is the first classical dancer of foreign origin who has conferred the Padma Shri Award in 2006 for her contributions to Odissi.

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