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
Option 4: Bismillah Khan
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Correct Answer: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
Solution : The correct answer is Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi.
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She received India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, for her distinguished career as a singer in 1998. She was also known as the "Queen of Songs."
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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
Question : Who among the following is famous for playing the flute?
Option 1: Zakir Hussain
Option 2: Ravi Shankar
Option 3: Bismillah Khan
Option 4: Hariprasad Chaurasia
Question : Which famous Indian musician is associated with the musical instrument santoor?
Option 1: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Option 2: Ustad Zakir Hussain
Option 3: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
Question : Which famous Indian musician played Shehnai and received the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2001?
Option 1: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Option 3: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Option 4: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
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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