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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 28

SSC CHSL - 30 May 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q28

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Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was a _________ player of the Banaras gharana.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. tabla.

  • .Pandit ji was initiated to music by his father late RADHA GOPAL BANDOPADHYAY an amateur vocalist.
  • At an impressionable age of nine he went to learn tabla at the feet of his guru PANDIT MAHADEO PRASAD MISHRA, a respected maestro of thumri and tabla belonging to the famous Banaras Gharana.
  • He came to limelight for the first time when he received first prize in The All India Radio music competition in 1965 and has been awarded the gold medal by President of India.
  • He taught music at ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata and many other institutions, and is an A-grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.