The Sound of Music: Bismillah Khan

Who banned the playing of of a musical instrument called pungi?

• Barber

• King Akbar

• Queen

• Emperor Aurangzeb

Who improved tonal quality of pungi?

• Barber

• Bismillah Khan

• Professional musicians

• Ali Bux

The sound of the shehnai began to be ____.

• irritating

• auspicious

• melodious

• Nice

Auspicious meaning is

Bismillah Khan was born on?

• 11 January 1915

• 15 September 1916

• 12 December 1913

• 21 March 1916

Bismillah belongs to a well-known family of musicians from ___.

• Punjab

• Uttar Pradesh

• Bihar

• Assam

Bismillah grandfather name was ___.

• Rasool Bux Khan

• Ali Bux

• Zahir Khan

• Emperor Aurangzeb

Bismillah Father was

• Ali Khan

• Rasool Bux Khan

• Paigambar Bux

• Zahir Khan

Where was Bismillah uncle's house?

• Uttar Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh

• Benaras

• Bihar

_____ in Lucknow in 1938 came Bismillah's big break.

• Radio City

• All India Radio

• India Radio

• British Radio