Cultural Activities (Part-V)

Total Questions: 50

31. Ustad Alladiya Khan belongs to which gharana of Hindustani music? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Jaipur gharana
(b) Agra gharana
(c) Gwalior gharana
(d) Benaras gharana

Correct Answer: (a) Jaipur gharana

Solution:Ustad Alladiya Khan belongs to the Jaipur Gharana of Hindustani Music. He founded the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana.

32. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is associated with which of the following? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Hindustani music vocalist mani tea
(b) Sarod
(c) Sitar
(d) Carnatic music vocalist

Correct Answer: (a) Hindustani music vocalist mani tea

Solution:Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing and his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). He received the Bharat Ratna in 2009.

33. With which of the following musical instruments was the musician Palghat Mani lyer associated? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Mridangam
(b) Flute
(c) Shehnai
(d) Sitar

Correct Answer: (a) Mridangam

Solution:Paighat Mani lyer is associated with the Mridangam. Palghat Mani lyer was born in Palghat, Kerala, in 1912.

34. Who among the following is/was a famous Tabla player? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-1) 16.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Hariprasad Chaurasia
(b) Bhimsen Joshi
(c) Alla Rakha
(d) TN Krishnan

Correct Answer: (c) Alla Rakha

Solution:Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi (29 April 1919- 3 February 2000), popularly known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialised in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and was largely responsible for introducing Tabla to the western audience.

35. Who among the following is known as 'Sarod Samrat' in Indian Classical Music? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 01.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pandit Ravishankar Prasad
(b) Aamir Ali Khan
(c) Amjad Ali Khan
(d) Kishan Maharaj

Correct Answer: (c) Amjad Ali Khan

Solution:Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is popularly known as the "Sarod Samrat ". Amjad Ali Khan is one of the most distinguished maestro in the world of Indian classical music. Amjad Ali Khan, born on October 9th, 1945 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, is the sixth-generation sarod player in his illustrious family.

• Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer, best known for popularizing the Indian classical instrument Sitar all over the world.

• Amir Ali Khan was a renowned Hindustani classical music singer. Founder of the Indore Gharana, he was felicitated with the Presidential Award and the Padma Bhushan.

• Pandit Kishan Maharaj was an Indian tabla player who belonged to the Benares gharana of Hindustani classical music.

36. Who among the following is NOT a well known Tabla player in Hindustani classical style of music? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 19.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Swapan Chowdhury
(b) Latif Ahmed
(c) Zakir Hussain
(d) Amjad Ali

Correct Answer: (d) Amjad Ali

Solution:Amjad Ali Khan is a famous Sarod player. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

37. Which of the following Carnatic instruments is performed by Rajna Swaminathan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 02.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Flute
(b) Mridangam
(c) Veena
(d) Violin

Correct Answer: (b) Mridangam

Solution:Rajna Swaminathan, based in Maryland, U.S., also took Carnatic vocal and Bharatanatyam classes but chose to specialise in the mridangam. One of the most ancient drums of India, the mridangam, which literally means 'body of clay, originated in South India.

38. Which of the following instruments is played by P Mani Iyer? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 02.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mandolin
(b) Mridangam
(c) Violin
(d) Sarangi

Correct Answer: (b) Mridangam

Solution:Palghat Mani lyer associated with the Mridangam. The mridangam is a percussion instrument of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble.

• A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick.

• The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body.

• The sarangi is a bowed, short-necked string instrument played in traditional music from South Asia -Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music etc.

39. Indrani Rahman was associated with which classical dance of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

I. Bharatanatyam dance

II. Odissi dance

(a) Neither I nor II
(b) Both I and II
(c) Only II
(d) Only I

Correct Answer: (b) Both I and II

Solution:Indrani Rahman was associated with the Odissi dance of India. Although she was trained in Bharatanatyam and Kathakali as well, she is particularly known for her contribution to the development and popularization of Odissi dance in the western world. Indrani Rahman was a prominent dancer, choreographer, and teacher, and her work helped to bring Odissi to a wider audience and establish it as a recognized classical dance form of India.

40. RK Laxman is famous for __________. [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 19.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) classical music
(b) wall painting
(c) cartoon
(d) film

Correct Answer: (c) cartoon

Solution:Rasipuram Krishnaswami lyer Laxman was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He was born in Mysore on October 24, 1921. He is best known for his creation "The Common Man" and for his daily cartoon strip, "You Said It" in The Times of India, which started in 1951.

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