Ustaad Bismillah Khan

The Sound of Music is an inspiring story of the life and achievement of _____________. (Choose the correct option)

i. Evelyn Knight ii. Bismillah Khan iii. Evelyn Glennie iv. Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan

• only i and iv

• only i and ii

• only ii and iii

• d only iii and iv

The instrument Shehnai which got its entry in the classical music stage is a __________________.

• A Long and broad pipe with some holes

• A pipe with a natural hollow stem, longer and broader than the pungi with six holes

• A pipe like the pungi with seven holes

• A pipe with natural hollow stem ,longer and broader than pungi with seven holes

From whom did Bismillah Khan learn to play shehnai?

• Ali Bux

• Ustad Amjad Khan

• Ustad Faiz Khan

• Paigambar Bux

What would earn a big laddu weighing 1.25 kg for Bismillah Khan?

• his performance in gilli-danda

• his recital of the Bhojpuri ‘Chaita’

• his practice at the banks of Ganga

• his inventing new raagas

What/Who inspired Bismillah Khan to invent raagas that were earlier considered to be beyond the range of the shehnai?

i. Ali Bux ii. Ustad Faiyaz Khan iii. The flowing waters of the Ganga iv. Paigambar Bux

• only i and ii

• only i

• only i and iii

• only iii

Which one of the following statements is NOT true?

• On 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai.

• He poured his heart out into Raag Kafi.

• His performance followed Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' speech.

• His audience included Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Why did Bismillah Khan stop composing music for film industry?

• He did not get the success that he desired.

• He did not like the interference of directors and producers.

• He was underpaid.

• He could not come to terms with the artificiality and

  glamour of the film world.

What is Bismillah Khan's advice to parents?

• To let their children play

• To provide opportunities to the children for learning music

• To teach their children music

• To not force music upon their children

Which one of these means the same as 'much desired'?

• Coveted

• Conferred

• Invited

• Impressed

Bismillah khan became the first indian to be invited to _________________

• Lincoln centre hall

• world exposition

• Cannes art festival

• Osaka trade fair