Indian Culture Quiz 11

Indian Culture Quiz 11

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1. With which one of the following will you associate Ustad Bismilla Khan?

Sarod
Bansuri
Shehnai
Flute

2. Sangeet Natak Akademi or The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama was established the year

1952
1955
1948
1950

3. This Indian movie holds the world record for the most number of songs in any musical ever made. Name the movie

Taal
Hum aapke hai kaun
Silsila
Indrasabha

4. Rock Street Journal (RSJ) was the first rock magazine in India. Who founded it?

Susmit Sen
Amit Saigal
Remo Fernandez
Kapil Srivastava

5. Regarded as the "Father of Qawwali", this poet is referred to as "the parrot of India". Who is he>

Amir Khusrow
Kabir
Faizi
Sarmad Kashani

6. Which Mughal emperor banned music in his empire?

Akbar
Shahjahan
Aurangzeb
Jahangir

7. Ustad Mansur, the earliest artist to depict the dodo in colour, was an artist of which Mughal emperor's court?

Akbar
Shajahan
Humayun
Jahangir

8. With which one of the following musical instrument will you associate Ustad Vilayat Khan?

Shehanai
Violin
Tabla
Sitar

9. My Music, My Life is the autobiography of

Shankar Mahadevan
M S Subbulakshmi
A R Rahman
Pandit Ravi Shankar

10. Which one of the "vedas" is considered to be the origin of Indian music and dance?

Atharvaveda
Yajurveda
Rigveda
Samaveda