Cluster · Indian Classical Music and Musicians

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Indian Classical Music Artists and Awards
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Whose name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for recording 28 songs in one day in 1993?

[SSC GD 2025]

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Kishori Amonkar, one of the finest classical singers of Hindustani music, was from which state?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Who among the following is considered as the 'Father of Carnatic Music in India' ?

[SSC CPO 2023]

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Which Indian musical legend is credited with composing Talas such as Trimukhi, Panchamukhi, Saptamukhi and Navamukhi ?

[SSC MTS 2023]

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Shruti Sadolikar is an Indian classical singer of the Khayal genre of which Gharana?

[SSC GD 2025]

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Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan is associated with the_________.

[CONSTABLE EXE 2023]

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Identify the artist who is NOT related to the Carnatic music family

[CONSTABLE EXE 2023]

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In Contemporary Carnatic music, how many Melakarta ragas are there?

[NTPC 2]

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How many beats are there in the Hindustani classical taal named Dadra Taal?

[NTPC 2]

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Begum Akhtar a famous singer from India is known for which of the following genres ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

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Who among the following was revered as the 'Queen of Thumri'?

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Which of the following songs was NOT sung by Kishore Kumar?

[SSC GD 2025]

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In a composition of the Hindustani Classical music, ______ denotes the second part of the composition.

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

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Krishnarao Shankar Pandit belonged to which of the following music gharanas?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Prabha Atre, who received the Padma Vibhushan Award 2022, belongs to which Gharana?

[SSC CGL 2024]

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Which style of singing is traditionally performed by men with tanpura and pakhawaj as instrumental accompaniments?

[NTPC 2]

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Who among the following has sung the famous Bollywood song ‘Channa Mereya’?

[SSC MTS ]

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Abdul Karim Khan was the exponent of which school of Hindustani Music?

[SSC CGL 2022]

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With reference to Indian music, which of the following is NOT a 'Raga'?

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

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Begum Akhtar is associated with which of the following fields?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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The famous book 'Sangraha Choodamani', which deals with the current system of Carnatic music was written by:

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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The renowned ghazal singer Girija Devi was born in ________.

[SSC CGL 2024]

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Talat Aziz is primarily a ___________singer.

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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She was a Carnatic legendary singer who sang in Europe, North America and at the United Nations General Assembly. Who was she?

[SSC GD 2025]

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Vijay Kichlu belongs to the _________ .

[SSC CPO 2024]

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Who among the following is primarily regarded as a maestro of Hindustani classical music ?

[SSC MTS 2023]

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Which of the following musical forms in Carnatic Classical is the simplest composition of raga?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Who among the following is the pioneer and founder of Kirana Gharana of Hindustani music ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

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Who among the following Indian musicians was a part of a band named ‘Planet Drum’ along with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo, whose first album received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, which was the first Grammy in this category?

[SSC CGL 2021]

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Carnatic music is confined to___________.

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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Chhannulal Mishra is related to which Musical Lineage?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Pandit Arvind Thatte belongs to which of the following gharanas?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Name the Indian music composer of songs for the film 'Slumdog Millionare'.

[SSC GD 2025]

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Bhimsen Joshi was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from _________ in the Hindustani classical tradition.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Pandit Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi and Zakir Hussain are associated with which form of music?

[SSC CGL 2023]

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Shivaputra Siddaramaiah Komkalimath is the original name of which of the following Indian classical singers?

[SSC CGL 2023]

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Under which Gharana do the composition of blend of Khayal and Dhrupad-Dhamar styles come ?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Late Jagjit Singh was a popular composer and a ______ singer.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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The eponymous track 'Breathless' is one of the most notable works of which music artist, which was released in 1998?

[SSC GD 2025]

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To which Gharana did Gangubai Hangal primarily belong ?

[SSC MTS 2023]

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

[SSC CGL 2022]

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Ustad Asad Ali Khan is famous for which of the following schools of Dhrupad as an instrumentalist?

[SSC CPO 2023]

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Who among the following personalities is known as the ‘Queen of Carnatic Music’?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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Which musical duo is part of the Khayal singing lineage of the Banaras Gharana?

[SSC MTS 2024]

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The film RRR was bestowed with the esteemed Golden Globe award in the category of 'Best Original Song' for the composition 'Natu Natu'. Who are the singers of this song?

[SSC GD 2025]

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Who is known as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music’?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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In Hindustani classical music, according to Vishnu Narayana Bhatkhande, how many thaats are the origins of ragas?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Jagjit Singh is associated with which form of singing?

[SSC CPO 2023]

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Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first playback song for a_____________film.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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Muthuswami Dikshitar belonged to which of the following music genres?

[SSC GD 2025]

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