WorksheetsThe Shehnai of Bismillah Khan!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who banned the instrument called pungi?
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Bismillah Khan
Why was pungi nabbed
Because it was a reed instrument
because it produced a shrill and an unpleasant sound
no idea!
A Shehnai was a pipe with approximately seven holes and was longer and broader than the body of a pungi. When it was played, unpleasant sound used to be produced.
DO YOU AGREE?
YES
NO
Who played the shehnai in the royal court?
Bismillah Khan
A barber
BTS
Who brought the shehnai onto the classical stage?
Bismillah Khan
A nai
Aurangzeb
Where and when was he born?
In Bihar 1916,22 March
In Bihar 21 March ,1916
In 1947, in Dumraon
What did he used to sing in the Bihariji Temple?
Chaita
Chairam
Gulabi Sadi
Who used to give laddu to Bismaillah Khan weighing 1.25kg?
Local Maharaja
Maharaj of bhojpur
His father
HE EARNED THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD (in india)OF BHARAT RATNA!
Yes
No
Whhat was his father and grandfather's name?
Rasool Bux Khan
Paigambar Bux
Ali bux Khan
where was his maternal uncle's home?
benaras
dumraon
kolkata
What was the name of the maternal uncle of Bismillah Khan?
Ali Bux
Rasool Bux Khan
Uncle ji
Where was Ali Bux employed to paly shehnai?
In the Vishnu Temple
In the Bihariji temple
In mangala devi
Where did he met Ustad Faiyaz Khan?
Allahabad music conference
Benaras music conference
Amravati music conference
When was the opening of All India Radio
1937
1938
1916
1921
What did he play in the Red Fort?
Raag Kaafi
Raag Bismillah
Raag Frigde
Where was his first trip to abroad?
Afghanistan
USA
Nepal
He did not go anywhere
What was the name of the film of Vijay Bhatt which was inspired by Bismillah Khan's shehnai?
Gunj uthi shehnai
Dil ka khilona hai toot gaya
Ganj shenai
What was the name of the film of Vikram Srinivas's Kannada venture?
Sanadhi Apanna
Hansur Krisshnamurthy
Hum Hindustani
What were his favourite haunts?
The banks of Ganga
The Bihariji temple
The Balaji temple
The Mangala Maiya
The Vishnu Temple
