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GK QUESTION#280

Ilyas Khan was born in Lucknow to a family of musicians. He was famous for playing.

  1. ATabla
  2. BSitarCorrect answer
  3. CVeena
  4. DMridangam
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B. Sitar

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Sitar. Ilyas Khan (1924-1989) - He was a disciple of Abdul Ghani Khan (a dhrupad singer from Kalpi). His father belonged to the Shahjahanpur gharana of sarod players while his mother came from the Lucknow gharana of sarod players.

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