General Awareness

Indian Music and Artists

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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. Rashid Ali

  2. Sonu Nigam

  3. A R Rahman

  4. Aamir Khan

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

The romantic song 'Guzarish' from Ghajini is a duet featuring Javed Ali as the lead singer with Sonu Nigam providing supporting vocals. Sonu Nigam's voice complements Javed Ali's lead performance in this AR Rahman composition. The other options are incorrect - Rashid Ali is a different singer, Rahman is the composer, and Aamir Khan is the actor.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Shreya Ghoshal

  2. Lata Mangeshkar

  3. Alka Yagnik

  4. none of these

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

The song 'Kyun Hawa' from Veer Zaara, sung by Sonu Nigam, features subtle uncredited female backing vocals by the legendary Lata Mangeshkar. Her voice provides gentle support to the main melody in this Madan Mohan composition, typical of Yash Raj Films' practice of having veteran singers contribute uncredited vocals. Shreya Ghoshal and Alka Yagnik were not involved in this particular recording.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Vijay Prakash

  2. Javed Ali

  3. Rashid Ali

  4. there were only two singers

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

The Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' from Slumdog Millionaire featured three lead vocalists: A R Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, and Vijay Prakash. Vijay Prakash provided significant backing vocals and is credited as a lead singer. Javed Ali and Rashid Ali are different singers. The song definitely had more than two vocalists.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Piyush Mishra

  2. Vishal Dadlani

  3. Shekhar Ravjiani

  4. none of these

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

Shekhar Ravjiani from the composer duo Vishal-Shekhar sang the male voice portions in 'Sajnaji Vaari Vaari' from the film Honeymoon Travels Private Ltd. The song was primarily sung by Sunidhi Chauhan with Shekhar providing the male vocals.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Sunidhi Chauhan

  2. Shreya Ghoshal

  3. Alka Yagnik

  4. None of these

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

'Say Na Say Na' from Bluffmaster (2005) was sung by Aneel Kapoor and Sunidhi Chauhan. Since none of the listed singers (A, B, C) is the primary male singer, 'None of these' is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Alyssa

  2. Alisha

  3. Sunidhi

  4. Mauli

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

The song 'Uff Teri Adaa' from the 2010 film Karthik Calling Karthik was sung by Alyssa Mendonsa along with Shankar Mahadevan. This track marked Alyssa's debut in Bollywood and gained significant popularity. Alisha Chinai is a different Bollywood playback singer, and Sunidhi Chauhan is another prominent singer - neither sang this particular track.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Shankar Mahadevan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

  2. Vishal Dadlani, Shankar Mahadevan

  3. Vishal Dadlani, Sukhwinder Singh

  4. Vishal Dadlani, Roop Kumar Rathod

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

The song 'Barso Yaaron' from the 2009 film London Dreams was sung by Vishal Dadlani and Roop Kumar Rathod. This energetic performance track combines Dadlani's rock-style vocals with Rathod's classical training. Shankar Mahadevan and Sukhwinder Singh are both noted Bollywood playback singers but did not sing this particular track. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani qawwali singer.