Multiple choice general knowledge

Amir Khusrau’s name is associated with the invention of which instrument?

  1. Shehnai

  2. Tabla

  3. Sarod

  4. Sitar
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Explanation

Amir Khusrau, a 13th-century Sufi poet and musician in India, is credited with inventing the sitar. He combined features of the veena and the Persian tambura to create this instrument. The shehnai, tabla, and sarod have different origin stories and attributions.

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