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51.

The first singer to receive Phalke Award

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The correct answer is Lata Mangeshkar.

The key names Lata Mangeshkar as the first singer to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which she was given in 1989.

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest honour in Indian cinema, named after the pioneer of Indian film, and it was first given in 1969.

Lata Mangeshkar received the Phalke Award in 1989, Bhupen Hazarika in 1992, Asha Bhonsle in 2000 and Manna Dey in 2007, which is the order in which they came to it.

Bhupen Hazarika, Asha Bhonsle and Manna Dey also received the award, but later, so they were not the first singer to be honoured.

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52.

The first singer to receive Bharat Ratna is

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The correct answer is M.S. Subbalakshmi.

M.S. Subbulakshmi, the Carnatic vocalist, was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna, which she was given in 1998.

M.S. Subbulakshmi was also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, in 1974.

Lata Mangeshkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2001 and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in 2008, while the Carnatic vocalist Balamuralikrishna did not receive it.

Lata Mangeshkar and Bhimsen Joshi received the Bharat Ratna later, in 2001 and 2008 respectively, so they were not the first singer to receive it.

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53.

Which of the musicians received Padamshree Award in 2012 ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The correct answer is Abdul Rashid Khan.

The key names Abdul Rashid Khan as the musician who received the Padma award in 2012.

Abdul Rashid Khan was a Hindustani vocalist of the Gwalior gharana.

The Padma awards are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day, and the list for 2012 was announced in January of that year.

Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Rajan Sajan Mishra and Savita Devi are not the name the key marks for this year.

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54.

Who was the Guru of Pt. Ravishankar ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

The correct answer is Ustad Allauddin Khan.

Pt. Ravi Shankar's guru was Ustad Allauddin Khan of Maihar, with whom he studied the sitar for years.

Ravi Shankar began his training under Allauddin Khan at Maihar in 1938, and he also learned from Allauddin Khan's son Ali Akbar Khan.

Ustad Inayat Khan was a sitar and surbahar player of Etawah, and Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan a sarod player, so neither is named as Ravi Shankar's guru.

Inayat Khan, Hafiz Ali Khan and Mushtaq Hussain Khan are other musicians, and they were not his guru.

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55.

Who of the following is not a Sitar-player ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

Aashish Khan is not a sitar player: he is a sarod player, the son of Ali Akbar Khan.

Rahim Sen, Amrit Sen and Barkatulla Khan are listed as sitarists in the key, so the only name that does not belong is Aashish Khan. Because the question asks for the one who is not a sitar player, the options naming sitarists are wrong. This is a factual recall item on Indian music, so the answer is settled by matching the name, term or work in the stem to the keyed option, and each of the other options fails that match for the reason given.

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56.

Match the following :

List - IList - II
(i) Pt. Nikhil Banerjee1. U. Hafiz Ali Khan
(ii) U. Amjad Ali Khan2. U. Allauddin Khan
(iii) Vidushi Kishori Amonkar3. Pt. Birju Maharaj
(iv) Shaswati Sen4. Vidushi Mogubai Kurdikar

Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

The correct matching is Nikhil Banerjee with Allauddin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan with Hafiz Ali Khan, Kishori Amonkar with Mogubai Kurdikar and Shaswati Sen with Birju Maharaj, which is code B (2 1 4 3).

Each pair is a student and the teacher: Banerjee learned from Allauddin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan from his father Hafiz Ali Khan, Kishori Amonkar from her mother Mogubai Kurdikar, and the Kathak dancer Shaswati Sen from Birju Maharaj. The other codes pair at least one artist with a teacher from a different tradition. This is a factual recall item on Indian music, so the answer is settled by matching the name, term or work in the stem to the keyed option, and each of the other options fails that match for the reason given.

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57.

From the following find out the artist who is not a dancer ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

Pt. Gokulotsav Maharaj is the one who is not a dancer, as he does not belong to the Kathak dancing family, according to the key.

Birju Maharaj, Shambhu Maharaj and Acchan Maharaj belong to the Kalka-Bindadin family of Kathak and were dancers. Because the question asks for the artist who is not a dancer, the three dancers are the wrong options. This is a factual recall item on Indian music, so the answer is settled by matching the name, term or work in the stem to the keyed option, and each of the other options fails that match for the reason given.

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58.

Match the following :

(i) Pt. Kumar Gandharv1. Bhavarangalaheri
(ii) Pt. Balwantrai Bhatt2. Abhinav Geetanjali
(iii) Pt. Ramashray Jha3. Raga-bodh
(iv) Prof. B.R. Devdhar4. Anoop Raga Vilas

Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The correct matching is Kumar Gandharv with Anoop Raga Vilas, Balwantrai Bhatt with Bhavarangalaheri, Ramashray Jha with Abhinav Geetanjali and B.R. Devdhar with Raga-bodh, which is code C (4 1 2 3).

Each is a book or collection of compositions by the musician named. The other codes give at least one author a book that belongs to someone else, for example code A gives Kumar Gandharv's book to Ramashray Jha. This is a factual recall item on Indian music, so the answer is settled by matching the name, term or work in the stem to the keyed option, and each of the other options fails that match for the reason given.

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59.

Find out the artist who was equally good as a Violinist and Vocalist.

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

Pt. Gajananrao Joshi was equally good as a violinist and a vocalist, per the official key.

He was a Hindustani musician of the Gwalior-Agra-Jaipur traditions known for both his vocal music and his violin playing. V.G. Jog was known mainly as a violinist, and Puttur Devdas Joshi and Shridhar Parsekar are not named in the key as being equally good at both. This is a factual recall item on Indian music, so the answer is settled by matching the name, term or work in the stem to the keyed option, and each of the other options fails that match for the reason given.

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60.

Jadu Bhatt was an expert of which instrument apart from Singing ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

Jadu Bhatt was an expert in the pakhawaj apart from singing.

He was a dhrupadiya and a teacher of Tagore at Bishnupur, and is described as a master of the pakhawaj as well. Veena, sarangi and tabla are not the instruments linked with him in the key. This is a factual recall item on Indian music, so the answer is settled by matching the name, term or work in the stem to the keyed option, and each of the other options fails that match for the reason given.

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