Question : Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. He played which of the following instruments?
Option 1: Bansuri
Option 2: Tabla
Option 3: Sitar
Option 4: Shehnai
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Correct Answer: Sitar
Solution : The correct option is the Sitar.
Pandit Ravi Shankar was a renowned Indian musician and sitar virtuoso. He played the sitar, a traditional Indian stringed instrument. His contributions to Indian classical music and his efforts to popularize Indian classical music worldwide earned him several awards and honours, including the Bharat Ratna, which he received in 1999.
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Question : With which of the following musical instruments was Pandit Ravi Shankar primarily associated?
Option 1: Flute
Option 2: Guitar
Option 3: Tabla
Option 4: Sitar
Question : Which famous Indian musician played Shehnai and received the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2001?
Option 1: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Option 2: Ustad Zakir Hussain
Option 3: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Option 4: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Question : Who among the following was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001 and has been credited with taking the shehnai from the marriage mandap to the concert hall?
Option 1: Ravi Shankar
Option 2: Ali Akbar Khan
Option 3: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Option 4: Bismillah Khan
Question : Pandit Ravi Shankar is famous for playing which of the following instruments?
Option 1: Santoor
Option 2: Sarod
Option 3: Veena
Question : Who among the following is the first singer to be presented with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna?
Option 1: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Option 2: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Option 3: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
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