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Books and Authors, Awards and Indian Culture MCQ Questions


13.
Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album 'Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?
SSC CGL 2022-01.12.2022-1
A.
Mano Murthy
B.
Raghu Dixit
C.
Subhashish Ghosh
D.
Ricky Kej
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ANSWER :
D. Ricky Kej
14.
Abdul Karim Khan was the exponent of which school of Hindustani Music?
SSC CGL 2022-01.12.2022-2
A.
Jaipur Gharana
B.
Gwalior Gharana
C.
Delhi Gharana
D.
Kirana Gharana
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ANSWER :
D. Kirana Gharana
15.
Who among the following was the guru of Pandit Ravi Shankar?
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A.
Bismillah Khan
B.
Amjad Ali Khan
C.
Ali Akbar Khan
D.
Allaudin Khan
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ANSWER :
D. Allaudin Khan
16.
Which of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is INCORRECT?
SSC CGL 2022-02.12.2022-1
A.
K Vaidyanathan - Sitar
B.
Pt. Ram Narayan - Sarangi
C.
Ustad Vilayat Khan - Sitar
D.
Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
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ANSWER :
A. K Vaidyanathan - Sitar
17.
Which of the following folk dance forms does NOT belong to the state of Gujarat?
SSC CGL 2022-01.12.2022-2
A.
Garba
B.
Dandiya Raas
C.
Bidesiya
D.
Vinchhudo
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ANSWER :
C. Bidesiya
18.
Who among the following classical dancers was rewarded with the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2003?
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A.
Sonal Mansingh
B.
Kumudini Lakhia
C.
Shovana Narayan
D.
Sunayana Hazarilal
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ANSWER :
A. Sonal Mansingh