General Awareness

Music and Artists

4,837 Questions

This topic covers important questions on music, albums, and renowned artists. It includes queries about singers, bands, and major awards. These questions frequently appear in the general awareness sections of various competitive exams.

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Music and Artists Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge

Shape of My Heart

  1. C21

  2. Backstreet Boys

  3. Celine Dion

  4. N'sync
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Shape of My Heart' is a ballad by the Backstreet Boys, released in 2000 on their album 'Black & Blue.' It became one of their most successful singles and showcased their signature harmonies. While Sting also has a song with this title, the question refers to the boy band's hit.

Multiple choice general knowledge

You Make Me Wanna

  1. Kasabian

  2. Shakira

  3. Natalie Imbruglia

  4. Blue
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

You Make Me Wanna... is a 2001 hit by British boy band Blue. It was their debut single and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, establishing them as a prominent pop group in the early 2000s.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Dont Turn Off the Lights

  1. Nelly Furtado

  2. Justin Bieber

  3. Miley Cyrus

  4. Enrique Iglesias
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Don't Turn Off the Lights is a 2002 hit by Enrique Iglesias from his album Escape. It was one of his successful English-language dance-pop tracks that helped establish his international crossover appeal in the early 2000s.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?

  1. Pop Music

  2. Jounalism

  3. Sports

  4. Acting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Jackson (1958-2009) was globally renowned as the 'King of Pop Music', with record-breaking albums like Thriller, Bad, and Dangerous. While he appeared in films, his primary and most distinguished contribution was to pop music as a singer, songwriter, and dancer.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Which singer's real name is Paul Hewson?

  1. Bono

  2. Eminem

  3. Cher

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Paul David Hewson is the birth name of Bono, the Irish singer and lead vocalist of the rock band U2. He adopted the stage name Bono early in his career, derived from Bono Vox (good voice).

Multiple choice softskills communication

What is the real name of---- Ricky Martin??????

  1. Enrique Jose Martin Morales

  2. Enrique Jose Martin

  3. Ricky Jose Martin

  4. Enrique Iglesias Martin Morales
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ricky Martin's full birth name is Enrique José Martín Morales, which matches option A. Option B is incomplete (missing Morales), Option C incorrectly uses Ricky instead of Enrique, and Option D incorrectly uses Iglesias (which is Enrique Iglesias's surname).

Multiple choice

Name the South African singer who is popularly known as the 'Songbird' of South Africa.

  1. Miriam Makeba

  2. Katherine Mari

  3. Paully Nancy

  4. Reema Geeni
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Miriam Makeba, known as 'Mama Africa', is indeed the famous South African singer referred to as the 'Songbird' of South Africa. She was a Grammy Award-winning artist and prominent anti-apartheid activist who used her music to advocate for human rights. Makeba was the first African artist to popularize African music globally.

Multiple choice

How many certified albums are credited to Madonna?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognised as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. According to the Recizording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second best-selling female artist in the United States, with 64.5 million certified albums. Billboard ranked her at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of American singles chart. The magazine also declared her as the top-touring female artist of all time. She became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility.

  1. 6.5 million

  2. 300 million

  3. 64.5 million

  4. 100 million
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the second line of passage, option (3) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

According to the passage, what is the meaning of the word 'eligibility'?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognised as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. According to the Recizording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second best-selling female artist in the United States, with 64.5 million certified albums. Billboard ranked her at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of American singles chart. The magazine also declared her as the top-touring female artist of all time. She became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility.

  1. Assistance

  2. Qualification

  3. Participation

  4. Work
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Eligibility means qualification.

Multiple choice

Who was ranked the top artist/band by Billboard?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognised as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. According to the Recizording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second best-selling female artist in the United States, with 64.5 million certified albums. Billboard ranked her at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of American singles chart. The magazine also declared her as the top-touring female artist of all time. She became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility.

  1. The Beatles

  2. Nirvana

  3. Madonna

  4. Britney Spears
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It is given in the passage, 'Billboard ranked her at number two, behind only The Beatles'.

Multiple choice

Which songwriter won a Pulitzer Prize in 2008?

  1. Norah Jones

  2. Elton John

  3. Bob Dylan

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bob Dylan won the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 2008 for his profound impact on popular music and American culture. He was the first rock musician to receive this honor.

Multiple choice

Pop singer Michael Jackson had changed his name to

  1. Mikaeel

  2. Stefan

  3. Romeo Joseph

  4. Miky
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Jackson changed his name to Mikaeel when he converted to Islam in 2008. The name Mikaeel is the Arabic form of the name Michael, referring to the Archangel Michael. This was a significant personal and spiritual change for the pop singer late in his life.