Composers and Performers Questions and Answers

Q: Tabla player, who composed music for films as A.R. Qureshee ?

Ustad Allarakha composed music for films as A.R. Qureshi.Allarakha Qureshi, the famous tabla player and father of Zakir Hussain, worked as a film music director in the 1940s and 1950s under the name A.R. Qureshi, and composed for Hindi and Punjabi films before he took up concert performance.Abdul Kareem, Ahmedjan Thirakwa and Ameer Hussain are the names of other musicians in the list, but none of them is known for composing film music under that name.

Q: Which artist is famous for Merukhandi Gayaki ?

Ustad Aman Ali Khan is famous for Merukhandi gayaki.Ustad Aman Ali Khan of the Bhendibazar gharana was known for the meru-khand style, a way of singing in which the swaras are combined in permutations to build a taan.Fayyaz Khan was famed for the Agra style, Abdul Karim Khan for the Kirana style, and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan for the Patiala gayaki, so none of them is known for the merukhand style.

Q: Shri Krishna Narain Ratanjankar died in which month ?

Shri Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar died in February.Pandit S.N. Ratanjankar (1900-1974), the principal of the Bhatkhande Music College at Lucknow and then the Marris College, died in February 1974, which is what the key gives.The other months are not the month of his death.Ratanjankar was also a pupil of Bhatkhande and a leading figure of the Agra tradition, and he trained many singers while he was principal of the Bhatkhande College, which is why his date of death is recorded in the textbooks.

Q: Real name of Pt. Gudai Maharaj

The real name of Pt. Gudai Maharaj is Samta Prasad.Pandit Samta Prasad (1921-1994) of Banaras was known as Gudai Maharaj, a great tabla player of the Banaras gharana.Kamta Prasad and Sharda Prasad are names of other persons, and Gudai Mishra is not his real name.

Tabla player, who composed music for films as A.R. Qureshee ?

A.Ustad Allarakha
B.Ustad Abdul Kareem
C.Ustad Ahmedjan Thirkawa
D.Ustad Ameer Hussain

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

Ustad Allarakha composed music for films as A.R. Qureshi.

Allarakha Qureshi, the famous tabla player and father of Zakir Hussain, worked as a film music director in the 1940s and 1950s under the name A.R. Qureshi, and composed for Hindi and Punjabi films before he took up concert performance.

Abdul Kareem, Ahmedjan Thirakwa and Ameer Hussain are the names of other musicians in the list, but none of them is known for composing film music under that name.

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Which artist is famous for Merukhandi Gayaki ?

A.Ustad Fayyaj Khan
B.Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
C.Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
D.Ustad Aman Ali Khan

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

Ustad Aman Ali Khan is famous for Merukhandi gayaki.

Ustad Aman Ali Khan of the Bhendibazar gharana was known for the meru-khand style, a way of singing in which the swaras are combined in permutations to build a taan.

Fayyaz Khan was famed for the Agra style, Abdul Karim Khan for the Kirana style, and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan for the Patiala gayaki, so none of them is known for the merukhand style.

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Shri Krishna Narain Ratanjankar died in which month ?

A.January
B.February
C.March
D.April

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Shri Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar died in February.

Pandit S.N. Ratanjankar (1900-1974), the principal of the Bhatkhande Music College at Lucknow and then the Marris College, died in February 1974, which is what the key gives.

The other months are not the month of his death.

Ratanjankar was also a pupil of Bhatkhande and a leading figure of the Agra tradition, and he trained many singers while he was principal of the Bhatkhande College, which is why his date of death is recorded in the textbooks.

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Who is the composer of Raghupati Raghav Rajaram ?

A.Narayan Moreshwar Khare
B.Pt. Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
C.Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
D.Pt. Annasaheb Ratanjankar

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Pt. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar composed the tune of 'Raghupati Raghav Rajaram'.

The bhajan, which became Gandhi's prayer song, was set to its tune by Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, the founder of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, who was a favourite of the Gandhian prayer meetings.

Narayan Moreshwar Khare was a pupil of Paluskar, and Bhatkhande and Ratanjankar are known for their work in notation and teaching.

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Who had the honour of presenting Classical Music in the temples of Mewar & Shrinathji ?

A.Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
B.Pt. Jasraj
C.Pt. Omkarnath Thakur
D.Pt. Rasiklal Andharia

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Pt. Jasraj had the honour of presenting classical music in the temples of Mewar and Shrinathji.

Pandit Jasraj belonged to the Mewati gharana and sang haveli sangeet in the Shrinathji temple at Nathdwara and in the Mewar temples, which is why the key names him.

Bhimsen Joshi, Omkarnath Thakur and Rasiklal Andharia are great singers of other gharanas and traditions, but the key does not link them with the Mewar temples.

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Real name of Pt. Gudai Maharaj

A.Kamta Prasad
B.Samta Prasad
C.Sharda Prasad
D.Gudai Mishra

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The real name of Pt. Gudai Maharaj is Samta Prasad.

Pandit Samta Prasad (1921-1994) of Banaras was known as Gudai Maharaj, a great tabla player of the Banaras gharana.

Kamta Prasad and Sharda Prasad are names of other persons, and Gudai Mishra is not his real name.

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Match the following :

List - I	List - II
a. Shahid Parvez	1. Flute
b. V.G. Jog	2. Sitar
c. Bhajan Sopori	3. Violin
d. Raghunath Seth	4. Santoor

Code : a b c d

A.2 3 4 1
B.3 4 1 2
C.4 2 3 1
D.1 4 2 3

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

The match is Shahid Parvez - Sitar, V.G. Jog - Violin, Bhajan Sopori - Santoor, Raghunath Seth - Flute.

Shahid Parvez is a sitar player of the Etawah gharana. V.G. Jog is a violinist, Bhajan Sopori is a santoor player and Raghunath Seth is a flautist.

That gives a-2, b-3, c-4 and d-1, which is code (A). Each other code gives an artist the wrong instrument.

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First tabla player who received 'Padma Bhooshan'

A.Pt. Kishan Maharaj
B.U. Wazid Hussain
C.U. Ahmed Jan Thirkawa
D.Pt. Nikhil Ghosh

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa was the first tabla player to receive the Padma Bhushan.

Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (1892-1976) of the Farrukhabad tradition received the Padma Bhushan in 1970, which is why the key names him.

Kishan Maharaj received the Padma Shri and later the Padma Vibhushan, and Wazid Hussain and Nikhil Ghosh are other tabla players of note, but they did not receive this honour first.

The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award of India, and Thirakwa also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, so he is regarded as the first tabla player to be honoured with a Padma award at that level.

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Match the following :

List - I	List - II
a. Siddharam Jadhav	i. Vichitra Veena
b. Vinayak Vora	ii. Guitar
c. Ramesh Prem	iii. Taar Shehanai
d. Brijbhushan Kabra	iv. Sundari

Codes : a b c d

A.iii i ii iv
B.ii iv iii i
C.iv iii i ii
D.i iv ii iii

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

Siddharam Jadhav plays the sundari, Vinayak Vora the taar shehnai, Ramesh Prem the vichitra veena and Brijbhushan Kabra the guitar, which gives a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii. The other code strings mix these up: the first code puts the taar shehnai against Jadhav and the guitar against Vora, which is wrong for both. Likewise the second and fourth codes pair the sundari with the wrong player. Only the third code matches all four artists to their instruments.

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Match the following :

List - I	List - II
a. Pt. Ramshrya Zha	i. Abhinav Geet Manjiri
b. Pt. Kumar Gandharv	ii. Bhavarang Lahiri
c. Pt. Balwantrai Bhatt	iii. Abhinav Geetanjali
d. Pt. Annasaheb Ratanjankar	iv. Anupragvilas

Codes : a b c d

A.iii iv ii i
B.iv ii i iii
C.ii i iii iv
D.i iii iv ii

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

Pt. Ramashraya Jha wrote Abhinav Geetanjali, Pt. Kumar Gandharva wrote Anup Rag Vilas, Pt. Balwantrai Bhatt wrote Bhavrang Lahari and Pt. Annasaheb Ratanjankar wrote Abhinav Geet Manjari. That gives a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i. The other codes pair a book with the wrong composer. For example the second code gives Abhinav Geet Manjari to Balwantrai Bhatt, and the third gives Anupragvilas to a different author. The first code is the only one that matches all four.

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