1.	Who among the following is a flute player ?
	Hariprasad Chaurasia
	Zakir Hussain
	Shiv Kumar Sharma
	Ravi Shankar
	Answer: Hariprasad Chaurasia Explanation: Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
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2.	The _____ is a single string musical instrument made using bamboo and a gourd, mostly used by traditional folk singers in Maharashtra ?
	Edakka
	Ekkalam
	Esraj
	Ektara
	Answer: Ektara Explanation: The Ektara is a drone flute consisting of a gourd resonator covered with skin, through which a bamboo neck is inserted. Ektara means “one string”
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3.	Who among the following is/was a famous Tabla player ?
	TN Krishnan
	Bhimsen Joshi
	Alla Rakha
	Hariprasad Chaurasia
	Answer: Alla Rakha Explanation: Ustaad Alla Rakha Qureshi was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music.
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4.	With which of the following musical instruments was the musician Palghat Mani Iyer associated ?
	Mridangam
	Flute
	Sitar
	Shehnai
	Answer: Mridangam Explanation: Palghat T.S. Mani Iyer was one of the leading mridangists in the field of Carnatic music. He, along with his contemporaries Palani Subramaniam Pillai and Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy, are revered as the “Holy Trinity of Mridangam”.
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5.	Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who is a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, is associated with which of the following instruments ?
	Santoor
	Flute
	Tabla
	Violin
	Answer: Santoor Explanation: A renowned santoor player, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is single handedly responsible for making the instrument a popular in classical music. Recipient of the Padma Shree and Padma Vibhushan awards, he has also won accolades around the world.
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6.	Which renowned tabla player’s son is also a famous tabla player who has collaborated with international bands ?
	Ustad Bismillah Khan
	Ustad Amjad Ali
	Ustad Allah Rakha
	Ustad Rashid Khan
	Answer: Ustad Allah Rakha Explanation: Ustad Allah Rakha, renowned tabla player’s son is also a famous tabla player who has collaborated with international bands. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1982. He was also featured in a Google doodle on 29 April 2014 on the occasion of his 95th birthday.
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