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Consider the following statements about the song "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon" and C. Ramchandra: 1. The music director of "Aye Mere Watan Ke…

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Consider the following statements about Rukmini Devi Arundale: 1. She was the first female classical dancer in Indian history to be nominated as a…

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Consider the following statements about Gulabo Sapera: 1. She is known as the Queen of Kalbelia dance and received the Padma Shri in 2016.…

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Consider the following statements about Amjad Ali Khan: 1. He is a renowned sarod player in whose honour the state of Massachusetts (USA) declared…

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Consider the following statements about R. D. Burman: 1. He was popularly known as The Mozart of Madras. 2. He was an Indian classical…

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Consider the following statements about Pandit Jasraj: 1. He belonged to the Patiala Gharana of Hindustani classical music. 2. He was awarded the Padma…

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Consider the following statements about Dr. Teejan Bai: 1. She is globally recognised for her contribution to Pandavani, a traditional performing art form of…

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Consider the following statements about Ustad Bismillah Khan and Lata Mangeshkar: 1. Ustad Bismillah Khan was a Hindustani classical shehnai player who received the…

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Consider the following statements about Kelucharan Mohapatra: 1. He was the first dancer from Odisha to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2000. 2.…

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Consider the following statements about Pandit Shivkumar Sharma: 1. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 for his excellence in the performing…

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Consider the following statements about Bhupen Hazarika: 1. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992. 2. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in…

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Consider the following statements: 1. Ustad Zakir Hussain is a tabla player. 2. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2010. Which of the above…

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Consider the following statements about Lata Mangeshkar: Statement 1: She was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2004. Statement 2: She received the Dadasaheb Phalke…

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Consider the following statements about Raga Mala: 1. Raga Mala is the autobiography of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. 2. Lata Mangeshkar’s biography is titled…

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The important singers of _________Gharana are Faiyyaz Khan, Latafat Hussein Khan and Dinkar Kakini.

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Who among the following Khayal singers of the 19th century was given the title of ‘Tanras” by Bahadur Shah Jaffar, the last Mughal Emperor…

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The Nooran Sisters are renowned for which of the following genres of Indian Music?

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Who among the following Indian classical musicians has an auditorium named after it in Tehran, Iran?

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In which state is the Maihar court where Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician?

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Who among the following was the guru of Pandit Ravi Shankar?

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

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Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was a music composer popularly called 'Rupkonwar' in the state of _________.

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The four Nattuvanars namely Ponaiyah, Vadivelu, Sivanandam and Chinnaiya, who are renowned as Tanjaore Bandhu shaped up the modern day _________.

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Which of the following music directors is known as 'Mozart of Madras'?

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