General Awareness

Indian Music and Artists

2,805 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. Deewar

  2. Yaadon Ki Baaraat

  3. Sholay

  4. Zanjeer

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

In the iconic scene from Swades, the villagers are watching 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat' (1973) before the power cut. This Salim-Javed screenplay features the memorable song showing on screen. Deewar, Sholay, and Zanjeer are also Salim-Javed classics but not the film being watched in that scene.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Deewar

  2. Yaadon Ki Baaraat

  3. Sholay

  4. Zanjeer

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

In Swades, the villagers are watching Yaadon Ki Baaraat before the power cut occurs. This Salim-Javed film is memorably referenced when the power goes out just as the audience is engrossed in it, leading to Mohan's performance of 'Yeh Tara Woh Tara.'

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Bryan Adams

  2. Eric Clapton

  3. Stevie Wonder

  4. Elton John

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

Stevie Wonder is the correct answer - he wrote and performed 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' (1984). The question accurately states that the tune from 'Aate Jaate' was lifted from this English song, which was indeed a massive hit. Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton, and Elton John are all renowned singers but none recorded this particular song.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Calcutta

  2. Dehradun

  3. Shimla

  4. Agra

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

Jana Gana Mana was first performed at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1911. Rabindranath Tagore composed it in Bengali and it was later adopted as India's national anthem in 1950. The other cities (Dehradun, Shimla, Agra) were not the location of this historic first performance.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Calcutta

  2. Dehradun

  3. Shimla

  4. Agra

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

Jana Gana Mana was first performed at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1911. Rabindranath Tagore composed it in Bengali and it was later adopted as India's national anthem in 1950. The other cities (Dehradun, Shimla, Agra) were not the location of this historic first performance.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Calcutta

  2. Dehradun

  3. Shimla

  4. Agra

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

Jana Gana Mana was first performed at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1911. Rabindranath Tagore composed it in Bengali and it was later adopted as India's national anthem in 1950. The other cities (Dehradun, Shimla, Agra) were not the location of this historic first performance.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Calcutta

  2. Dehradun

  3. Shimla

  4. Agra

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

Jana Gana Mana was first performed at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1911. Rabindranath Tagore composed it in Bengali and it was later adopted as India's national anthem in 1950. The other cities (Dehradun, Shimla, Agra) were not the location of this historic first performance.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Calcutta

  2. Dehradun

  3. Shimla

  4. Agra

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

Jana Gana Mana was first performed at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress in 1911. Rabindranath Tagore composed it in Bengali and it was later adopted as India's national anthem in 1950. The other cities (Dehradun, Shimla, Agra) were not the location of this historic first performance.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Pyar Ke Side Effects

  2. Jhankaar Beats

  3. White Noise

  4. Mr. & Mrs Iyer

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

"Feeling Blue" is indeed a song from the 2006 Bollywood film "Pyar Ke Side Effects" starring Mallika Sherawat and Rahul Bose. The song's title plays on the idiom "feeling blue" meaning sadness or melancholy.