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(Q1) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is referred to as ‘Prince of Bhangra’, due to his Bhangra music?

A

Arijit Singh

B

Diljit Dosanjh

C

Shaan

D

Sukhbir Singh

(Q2) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with which instrument?

A

Nadaswaram

B

Santoor

C

Sitar

D

Dholak

(Q3) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2018 for his contribution to which classical dance of India?

A

Kathak

B

Sattriya

C

Bharatanatyam

D

Kuchipudi

(Q4) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following personalities, known by the affectionate moniker ‘Nightingale of India’, passed away in February 2022?

A

Saroj Khan

B

Tarla Joshi

C

Lata Mangeshkar

D

Abhilasha Patil

(Q5) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 for keeping the adivasi dance form ‘Gussadi’ alive?

A

Pandit Birju Maharaj

B

Ramsahay Pandey

C

Kanaka Raju

D

Srimanta Sankardev

(Q6) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following Indian musicians received the 'Best Original Song' award for his composition in 'Slumdog Millionaire', at Oscars 2009?

A

Lata Mangeshkar

B

Gulzar

C

Asha Bhosle

D

AR Rahman

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following became the first woman Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India in February 2022?

A

Smriti Irani

B

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit

C

Madhuri Dixit

D

Supriya Sule

(Q8) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Bhajan Sopori, a famous musician, is associated with which musical instrument?

A

Sitar

B

Santoor

C

Shehnai

D

Sarod

(Q9) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

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

A

Bismillah Khan 

B

Zakir Hussain

C

MS Subbulakshmi 

D

Bhimsen Joshi 

(Q10) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following Indian classical dancers, who popularised the Odissi dance form both in India and all over the world, received the honour of Padma Vibhushan in 2000?

A

Kelucharan Mohapatra

B

Debasis Patnaik

C

Pankaj Charan Das

D

Rahul Acharya

(Q11) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Violin virtuoso L Subramaniam is famous for which of the following genres of music globally?

A

Rock

B

Hindustani music

C

Jazz

D

Carnatic music

(Q12) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

‘The Unblemished One’, a dance film by _____________ , has won two awards at White Unicorn International Film Festival (WUIFF) in the categories of ‘Experimental Film’ and ‘Film on Women.’

A

Chitra Visweswaran 

B

Oopali Operajita 

C

Deepa Mehta

D

Anjana Ghonasgi 

(Q13) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is related to the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak?

A

Guru Bipin Singh 

B

Sonal Mansingh 

C

Pandit Birju Maharaj

D

Padma Subrahmanyam

(Q14) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

In which year was the famous sitar player Pt. Ravi Shankar awarded the Bharat Ratna?

A

1995 

B

1998

C

1999

D

1996

(Q15) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

The famous musician, Appa Jalgaonkar is associated with which musical instrument?

A

Sarod

B

Violin

C

Harmonium

D

Tabla

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Ustad Allauddin Khan, the legendary sarod player, was from which of the following gharanas of music?

A

Benaras

B

Maihar

C

Kasur-Patiala

D

Rangeela

(Q17) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Hari Prasad Chaurasia, an Indian flutist, is associated with which of the following music gharanas?

A

Prasanna

B

Rampur-Jaipur

C

Senia

D

Maihar

(Q18) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following has been conferred the prestigious title of ‘Maestro’ by London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he had been the only Asian to have composed a full symphony as on 6th March 2022?

A

Ilaiyaraaja

B

 Gopi Sundar

C

 AR Rahman

D

Devi Sri Prasad

(Q19) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which music director duo of India made their debut in the ‘Forbes India Celebrity 100 List 2015’?

A

 Vishal-Shekhar

B

Anand-Milind 

C

Shiv-Hari

D

 Ajay-Atul

(Q20) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following won the National Film Award for Best Choreography at the 67th National Film Awards?

A

Raju Sundaram

B

Farah Khan

C

Remo Dsouza

D

Prabhu Deva