General Awareness
Indian Music and Artists
2,860 Questions
Indian music and artists questions test knowledge of film music directors, prominent playback singers, and traditional musical forms. Topics cover Indi-pop culture, regional movie songs, and classical compositions. This section is crucial for static general awareness in competitive examinations.
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Indian Music and Artists Questions
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mere sath allah hai
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mere pass ma hai
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mein hindusthani hun
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mere sath ma hai
B
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AR Rahman quoted the famous dialogue 'Mere paas Maa hai' from the 1975 film 'Deewaar' during his Oscar acceptance speech. The original dialogue was delivered by actor Shashi Kumar and has become iconic in Indian cinema.
C
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AR Rahman's soundtrack for 'Roja' (1992) was featured in Time Magazine's list of '10 Best Soundtracks of All Time.' It was Rahman's debut film soundtrack that revolutionized Indian film music.
B,C
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Kamal Haasan and Simbu (Silambarasan) are both leading heroes who have sung songs for Ajith's films. Kamal sang 'Vaanam Thaan Vizhum' for 'Mankatha' (2011), and Simbu sang 'Eppadi Irunthea' for 'Mankatha' (2011). Vijay and Danush have not sung for Ajith films.
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Saat din ladki in
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Ek din ladki in
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Che din ladki in
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Do din ladki in
C
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In Kal Ho Naa Ho, the character Aman (Shah Rukh Khan) uses the '6 days to fall in love' (Che din ladki in) philosophy as advice to woo girls. This becomes a running theme and dialogue in the film. The other options (7 days, 1 day, 2 days) are not the correct number mentioned.
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Shreya Goshal
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Mahalaxmi Iyer
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Mahathi
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Sadhana Sargam
D
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The Mukundha song was sung by Sadhana Sargam. Shreya Ghoshal, Mahalaxmi Iyer, and Mahathi are other popular playback singers in Tamil cinema, but this particular song features Sargam's vocals.
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Anu Malik
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Preetam
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Bapi Lahiri
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Himesh Reshammiya
D
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Himesh Reshammiya was indeed born on July 23, 1973, and is the son of veteran Gujarati music director Vipin Reshammiya. He started as a music director with 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya' in 1998 and won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award.
Born on March 12, 1984 in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan, India I am an Indian playback singer.I have performed several songs in Bollywood, regional films and also for Indian soaps like Kasturi.I have also sung songs in Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.I was born in a Bengali family.I grew up in Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota, Rajasthan. I belongs to a highly academic family. My father works in Bhabha Atomic Research Center as a nuclear power plant engineer for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India while my mother is a post-graduate literature student.I have won National Film Award for Best Playback Singer in 2002,2006,2007
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Sonu Nigam
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Shaan
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Shreya Ghoshal
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Sunidhi Chauhan
C
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Shreya Ghoshal was born on March 12, 1984 in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan to a Bengali family. Her father worked at Bhabha Atomic Research Center as a nuclear power plant engineer. She won the National Film Award for Best Playback Singer in 2002 for Devdas, 2006 for Paheli, and 2007 for Guru. She has sung in multiple Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.
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Jeevana chaithra
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Akasmika
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Bangarada Manushya
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Shabdhavedi
B
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This question asks about the Kannada song 'Huttidare Kannadanadal Huttabeku,' which is from the film 'Akasmika' starring Dr. Rajkumar. The song is a patriotic Kannada song that became very popular in Karnataka. The other options are also Kannada films, but this particular song is from Akasmika.
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Mannina doni
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Antha
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Mandya Gandu
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Solillada Saradara
D
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This question asks about the Kannada song 'E Kannada Mannanu Maribeda O abhimaani,' which is from the film 'Solillada Saradara.' However, there's a problem - block 31704 asks the EXACT same question but has 'Shungara Kavya' as the correct answer (A). This is a duplicate question with conflicting answers - only one can be correct.
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Shungara Kavya
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Chaithrada Premanjali
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Belli Kalungara
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Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake
A
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This question asks the EXACT same song as block 31703 but claims the answer is 'Shungara Kavya' (A). Block 31703 says the same song is from 'Solillada Saradara' (D). These are contradictory - the same song cannot be from two different films. One of these answers must be wrong. This is a duplicate question with inconsistent answers.
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Appaji
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Bandhana
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Mojugara Sogasugara
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Yajamaana
C
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The song "Kannadave Nammamma Avalige Kai Mugiyamma" is from the Kannada movie "Mojugara Sogasugara" starring Dr. Rajkumar. This patriotic song celebrates Kannada language and culture.
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Nenapirali
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Jothe Jotheyali
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Pallakki
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Jothegaara
C
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The song "Appa kano kannada Amma kano kannada" is from the Kannada movie "Pallakki" starring Dr. Rajkumar. The song emphasizes Kannada language and cultural pride.
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Rathasapthami
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Yuvaraja
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AK47
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Jogi
C
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The song "Naanu Kannadada Kandha Bande Shanthiya Manninda" is from the Kannada movie "AK47" starring Dr. Rajkumar. The movie and song celebrate Kannada pride and cultural identity.
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Ninagaagi
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Duniya
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Aramane
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Psycho
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Geetha
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CBI Shankar
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Aut Raja
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S P Sangliyaana
C
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The song 'Naliva Gulaabi Hoove...' is from the Kannada film 'Auto Raja' (1980). This romantic duet became one of the most popular songs in Kannada cinema history. The film starred Shankar Nag and Gayathri in lead roles and was known for its melodious soundtrack composed by Rajan-Nagendra.