The Sound of Music (Part 2)

The................was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’

• Shehnai

• Pungi

• Sitar

• Harmonium

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

........................transformed the pungi into a shehnai.

• Bismillah Khan

• Barber

• Ali Bux

Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were...............

• barbers

• professional musicians

Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from..................

• Ali Bux

• Aurangzeb

• Ustad Faiyaaz Khan

Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to.....................

• Afghanistan

• London

• Australia

Towards which of the following did Ustad Bismillah Khan show positive feelings. Select the correct option

• the hollywood

• the film world

• migrating to the U.S.A.

• playing at temples

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

Bismallah Khan received the Bharat Ratna in

• 2001

• 2000

• 2005

• 2003

Bismillah Khan died in

• 2006

• 1996

• 2007

• 2005

What was the name of Bismillah's father?

• Paigambar Bux

• Ali Bux

• Rasool Bux

• Zahir Bux