Cluster · Indian Classical Music and Musicians

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Indian Classical Music Artists and Awards
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The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service is ____________.

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Which prestigious award did Lata Mangeshkar receive in 2001?

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Which of the following sitar players was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1999?

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Consider the following statements about India’s Padma Awards:

  1. The Padma Vibhushan can be awarded posthumously, but the Bharat Ratna cannot.

  2. The recommendations for Padma Awards are made only by state governments, not private individuals.

  3. A maximum of 120 Padma Awards can be given in a year, excluding posthumous awards.

  4. The Padma Awards were temporarily suspended during the Emergency (1975–77).

Which of these statements is/are true?

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Which singer from Haryana was honored with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to folk music?

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Which of the given personalities is NOT associated with Carnatic Music?

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Indian musician, composer and singer Shubha Mudgal was awarded with the ___________ in 2000.

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Which of the following sitar players was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1999?

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The song ‘Teri mitti’ is from which of the following movies?

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Who was the first Indian composer to win the Grammy Award?

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The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service is ____________.

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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with southern India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as Sri Lanka.

B. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music.

C. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions, the other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian or Islamic influences from Northern India.

D. Most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in gāyaki (singing) style.

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Who has been awarded the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi by the Music Academy in 2025?

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Which award did Pandit Prabhakar Karekar, who recently passed away, receive for his contributions to music?

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In which of the following cities of British India was Lata Mangeshkar born?

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For which film did Asha Bhosle win the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award in the Best Playback Singer Female category in 2002?

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Subha Mudgal is famous for which of the following music forms?

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Who among the following was the youngest instrumentalist to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India in 2002?

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What historic achievement did Raja Kumari accomplish at the 2025 American Music Awards?

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Carnatic music is confined to ______. 

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When did Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi receive the Bharat Ratna?

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Which prestigious award did Lata Mangeshkar receive in 2001?

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Which of the following songs did AR Rahman record with Michael Jackson?

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What is Pratul Mukhopadhyay best known for, who recently passed away?

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

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Who was the first Indian composer to win the Grammy Award?

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Famous singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, Bhupen Hazarika, belongs to the state of:

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Which Indian musician won a Grammy twice for Danny Boyle’s film Slumdog Millionaire in 2010?

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Which of the following personalities have NOT been nominated for a Grammy Award?
 

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A distinct ‘Dhrupad style’ is associated with the __________ gharana.

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Which Gharana of classical singing did late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi belong to?

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Who among the following was the first singer to be presented with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna award?

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Indian musician Ravi Shankar won his first Grammy Award in 1968 for best chamber music performance for which of the following works done by him?

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For which of the following albums did Sonu Nigam win a Grammy Award?

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Who among the following is the first female from India to win a Grammy award?

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Who of the following was receiver of Bharat Ratna award?

I. Lata Mangeshkar
II. Bhupen Hazarika

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Which prestigious award did Lata Mangeshkar receive in 2001?

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Who among the following is the first female from India to win a Grammy award?

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Famous singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, Bhupen Hazarika, belongs to the state of:

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Who among the following was the first singer to be presented with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna award?

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Indian musician Ravi Shankar won his first Grammy Award in 1968 for best chamber music performance for which of the following works done by him?

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Who of the following was receiver of Bharat Ratna award?

I. Lata Mangeshkar
II. Bhupen Hazarika

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In which year did M.S. Subbulakshmi receive the Bharat Ratna award?

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Which Indian musician won a Grammy twice for Danny Boyle’s film Slumdog Millionaire in 2010?

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Who among the following is the first vocalist to receive the Bharat Ratna in 2008 and is also credited to have popularised 'Khyal Gayaki'?

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Which prestigious award did Lata Mangeshkar receive in 2001?

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Who of the following was receiver of Bharat Ratna award?

I. Lata Mangeshkar
II. Bhupen Hazarika

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The famous playback singer ........... is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award.

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The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service is ____________.

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Which prestigious award did Lata Mangeshkar receive in 2001?

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