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The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who banned the instrument called pungi?

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Akbar

c)

Bismillah Khan

2.

Why was pungi nabbed

a)

Because it was a reed instrument

b)

because it produced a shrill and an unpleasant sound

c)

no idea!

3.

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?

a)

YES

b)

NO

4.

Who played the shehnai in the royal court?

a)

Bismillah Khan

b)

A barber

c)

BTS

5.

Who brought the shehnai onto the classical stage?

a)

Bismillah Khan

b)

A nai

c)

Aurangzeb

6.

Where and when was he born?

a)

In Bihar 1916,22 March

b)

In Bihar 21 March ,1916

c)

In 1947, in Dumraon

7.

What did he used to sing in the Bihariji Temple?

a)

Chaita

b)

Chairam

c)

Gulabi Sadi

8.

Who used to give laddu to Bismaillah Khan weighing 1.25kg?

a)

Local Maharaja

b)

Maharaj of bhojpur

c)

His father

9.

HE EARNED THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD (in india)OF BHARAT RATNA!

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Whhat was his father and grandfather's name?

a)

Rasool Bux Khan

b)

Paigambar Bux

c)

Ali bux Khan

11.

where was his maternal uncle's home?

a)

benaras

b)

dumraon

c)

kolkata

12.

What was the name of the maternal uncle of Bismillah Khan?

a)

Ali Bux

b)

Rasool Bux Khan

c)

Uncle ji

13.

Where was Ali Bux employed to paly shehnai?

a)

In the Vishnu Temple

b)

In the Bihariji temple

c)

In mangala devi

14.

Where did he met Ustad Faiyaz Khan?

a)

Allahabad music conference

b)

Benaras music conference

c)

Amravati music conference

15.

When was the opening of All India Radio

a)

1937

b)

1938

c)

1916

d)

1921

16.

What did he play in the Red Fort?

a)

Raag Kaafi

b)

Raag Bismillah

c)

Raag Frigde

17.

Where was his first trip to abroad?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

USA

c)

Nepal

d)

He did not go anywhere

18.

What was the name of the film of Vijay Bhatt which was inspired by Bismillah Khan's shehnai?

a)

Gunj uthi shehnai

b)

Dil ka khilona hai toot gaya

c)

Ganj shenai

19.

What was the name of the film of Vikram Srinivas's Kannada venture?

a)

Sanadhi Apanna

b)

Hansur Krisshnamurthy

c)

Hum Hindustani

20.

What were his favourite haunts?

a)

The banks of Ganga

b)

The Bihariji temple

c)

The Balaji temple

d)

The Mangala Maiya

e)

The Vishnu Temple