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14 Music Magic

Here are some interesting facts about Indian music.
Read and choose the correct answer.

1. One of the nine jewels (navaratnas) in Emperor
Akbar's court. He started Indian classical music.

R D Burman ( ) / Mian Tansen ( )

2. His biggest gift to music is Rabindrasangeet.

Rabindranath Tagore ( ) / Kadri Gopalnath ( )

3. She was the first singer to get the Bharat Ratna,
India’s highest civilian award.

Lata Mangeshkar ( ) / M S Subbulakshmi ( )

4. He made the musical instrument veena popular.

Pt Ravi Shankar ( ) / S Balachander ( )

5. He is a famous santoor player.

Bismillah Khan ( ) / Shivkumar Sharma ( )

6. A classical flute player of India.

Hariprasad Chaurasiya ( ) / Ilayaraja ( )

7. A great tabla player.

Zakir Hussain ( ) / A R Rahman ( )

8. A famous sarod player from the 20th century.

Bhimsen Joshi ( ) / Ustad Amjad Ali Khan ( )

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