Quiz on Ustad Bismillah Khan

How well do you know the legendry Ustad Bismillah Khan. Play the quiz and test your knowledge.

 

1. Bismillah Khan was a musician who is known to popularize____

A) Tabla
B) Shehnai
C) Harmonium
D) Flute

Answer (B) Shehnai

 

2. What was the real name of Bismillah Khan?

A) Gayazuddin Khan
B) Liyaqat Khan
C) Qamaruddin Khan
D) Arafaat Khan

Answer (C) Qamaruddin Khan

 

3. Which award was given to Bismillah Khan in 2001 for his contribution to the music?

A) Bharat Ratna
B) Padma Shri
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Padma Bhsuhan

Answer (A) Bharat Ratna

 

4. Khan was given 21 gun salute from the _____at the time of cremation.

A) Uttar Pradesh police
B) CRPF
C) Indian army
D) None of these

Answer (C) Indian army

 

5. _____instituted the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in 2007, in his honour.

A) Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
B) Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
C) Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow
D) Calcutta School of Music, Kolkata

Answer (A) Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

 

6. Khan was invited by _____ to play shehnai on the first Independence Day in Delhi's Red Fort.

A) B.R.Ambedkar
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 

7. Bismillah Khan was invited to USA to ____, but he refused.

A) Open a music school
B) to perform in a concert
C) to give speech on the role of music
D) None of these

Answer (A) Open a music school

 

8. Bismillah Khan was the recepient of which of these awards?

A) Padma Vibhushan
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Shri
D) All of these

Answer (D) All of these

 

9. In which city did he die in 2006?

A) Nashik, Maharashtra
B) Bhagalpur, Bihar
C) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
D) Rourkela, Odisha

Answer (C) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

 

10. The Government of India declared a day of ____ on his death.

A) National holiday
B) National mourning
C) National music day
D) None of these

Answer (B) National mourning