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GK QUESTION#2027

In the traditional classification of Indian musical instruments, which of the following is a string instrument?

  1. ANageri
  2. BKarna
  3. CPainjani
  4. DEktaraCorrect answer
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D. Ektara

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Ektara. String instruments (Tat Vadya) are those in which sound is produced by the vibration of strings. Ektara is a one-stringed folk instrument (Tat Vadya) used widely in Baul and Sufi music. Indian musical instruments are classified into Tat (string), Sushir (wind), Avanaddha (membrane), and Ghana (solid) categories.

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