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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Amit Sana
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Sandeep Acharya
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Amit Paul
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Prashant Tamang
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Amit Paul sang 'Pyaar Ki Dastaan' in the 2009 film Luck by Chance, directed by Zoya Akhtar. Paul was an Indian Idol season 2 finalist and received several playback singing opportunities after the show. The song was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and featured in the film starring Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma.
He has sung with clear pronunciations, in many languages besides Hindi, including Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, English, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Nepali and Marathi. He remains particularly popular in Southern India for his Kannada songs and has won a few awards in this particular industry
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Udit Narayana
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Kailash Kher
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Sonu Nigam
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Salim Merchant
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Sonu Nigam is known for his clear diction and has sung in over 20 Indian languages including Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, and others. His Kannada songs have won multiple awards including Karnataka State Film Awards, making him especially popular in South India.
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Anu Malik
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Sonu Nigam
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Javed Akhtar
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Kailash Kher
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Javed Akhtar won National Film Awards for Best Lyrics: 'Panchhi Nadiyan Pawan Ke Jonke' from Refugee (2000) and 'Radha Kaise Na Jale' from Lagaan (2001). He also won National Awards for Border (1997) and Godmother (1998), establishing him as the most awarded lyricist in this period.
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Sonu nigam
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Kailash Kher
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Udit Narayana
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Anu Malik
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Kailash Kher is an Indian pop singer whose distinctive style blends Sufi and folk music. His songs 'Teri Deewani' (from the album by the same name with his band Kailasa) and 'Ya Rabba' (from Salaam-e-Ishq) were massive commercial successes, establishing him as a unique voice in Indian pop.
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M M Keeravani
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Radha Krishna
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Mani Sharma
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Koti
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M. M. Keeravani composed the music for the 2010 film 'Vedam', a multi-starrer drama. The other options - Radha Krishna, Mani Sharma, and Koti - are music directors but not associated with Vedam.
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Ar rahman – Gautam menon
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Ar rahman – Cheran
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Ar rahman – Bharathiraja
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Ar rahman – TR
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The World Tamil Conference anthem was composed by A.R. Rahman and directed by Gautam Menon. This was for the World Tamil Conference held in Coimbatore in 2010. The song 'Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhi' was performed by leading artists and celebrated the Tamil language.
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FPC
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Sytrus
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Simsynth
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Toxic Biohazard
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AR Rahman used the Toxic Biohazard VST plugin for background scoring in Slumdog Millionaire. This is part of the FL Studio plugin collection and was used to create distinctive synth sounds. FPC is a drum plugin, Sytrus is a synthesizer, and Simsynth is a simpler synth plugin.
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Nima Rose
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Santoor
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Magnetic Flux
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Purple Lux
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Santoor soap's famous tagline 'Chehre se umr ka pata hi nahi chalta' (you can't tell the age from the face) highlighted the product's anti-aging benefits. This became one of the most recognizable advertisement lines in Indian television history. Nima Rose, Magnetic Flux, and Purple Lux are not real brand names associated with this tagline.
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Kamla Devi
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Teejan Bai
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Seema Kaushik
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Lata Mangeshkar
B
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Teejan Bai is the internationally renowned Pandavani singer from Chhattisgarh. She revived this traditional folk narrative form and performed globally, receiving multiple awards including Padma Shri. Pandavani is the traditional narration of Mahabharata stories.
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Kapil Dev
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M. A. K. Pataudi
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Harbhajan Sing
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Yuvraj Singh
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Kapil Dev is affectionately called 'Paji' by teammates and fans, with 'Paji' being a respectful Punjabi term meaning older brother. This nickname reflects the respect and affection he commands in Indian cricket. As India's greatest all-rounder and World Cup-winning captain, he deserves this honorific.
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tum do kadam bado
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hare rama hare krishna
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sai rahem nazar karna
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raghupati ragahv raja ram..
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During Mangal Snan, the traditional bhajan 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' is sung. This classic devotional song praising Lord Ram is commonly chanted during purification ceremonies and ritual baths in Hindu worship, especially in the Sai Baba tradition.
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Mohammad Iqbal
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Munshi Premchand
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Rabindranath Tagore wrote 'Amar Sonar Bangla' (My Golden Bengal), which became Bangladesh's national anthem in 1972. Tagore, a Nobel laureate, also composed India's national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana', making him the only person to write national anthems for two different nations. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote 'Vande Mataram', not a national anthem.
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...dekha toh yeh jana Sanam!!!
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...yaad na meri aye....Kisise ab kya kehna..?!?!
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...Apna banane Ki kasam...Khai hi...Khai Hain.. :)
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...Meri Kasam... Haaan,Tujhe...Meri Kasam :)
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This appears to reference a song lyric from a popular Indian film or song. The answer 'Tujhe...Apna banane Ki kasam...Khai hi...Khai Hain' matches the style of typical Bollywood romantic songs. This is pop culture trivia specific to Indian cinema.
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Shailesh
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Omkar
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Prachi
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Swati
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This question asks to identify the person with a singing tone pattern in group P05. According to the source context, Prachi is the character associated with the singing tone pattern.