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

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Vijay

  2. Kamal

  3. Simbu

  4. Danush

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Saat din ladki in

  2. Ek din ladki in

  3. Che din ladki in

  4. Do din ladki in

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Shreya Goshal

  2. Mahalaxmi Iyer

  3. Mahathi

  4. Sadhana Sargam

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Anu Malik

  2. Preetam

  3. Bapi Lahiri

  4. Himesh Reshammiya

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge culture
  1. Sonu Nigam

  2. Shaan

  3. Shreya Ghoshal

  4. Sunidhi Chauhan

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Jeevana chaithra

  2. Akasmika

  3. Bangarada Manushya

  4. Shabdhavedi

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Mannina doni

  2. Antha

  3. Mandya Gandu

  4. Solillada Saradara

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Shungara Kavya

  2. Chaithrada Premanjali

  3. Belli Kalungara

  4. Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Geetha

  2. CBI Shankar

  3. Aut Raja

  4. S P Sangliyaana

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

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.