Which of the Mapping between the musicians with their instruments are correct
1. Pt Hariprasad Cahurasia - Tabla
2. Pt Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
3. Zakir Hussain - Flute

1 and 2

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Solution

The correct option is C 2 only
1. Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia- Bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute
2. Pt Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
3. Zakir Hussain - Indian tabla virtuoso

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4. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz Khan).

5. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).

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1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

2. How is a shehnai different from a pungi?

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4. When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?

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7. Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.

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