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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 34

SSC CHSL - 25 May 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q34

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Pandit Bhimsen Guracharya Joshi was an Indian classical vocalist born in ___________.

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Karnataka.

  • Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka.
  • Bhimsen Joshi was born in Gadag (Karnataka) on February 14, 1922. 
  • Bhimsen Joshi was the recipient of several prestigious awards. These include Padma Shri (1972), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1976), Padma Bhushan (1985), Padma Vibhushan (1999) and Bharat Ratna (2008).
  • Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was an exponent of khayal style and rendered majestic thumris and bhajans.
  • He gave his first public concert in Pune in January 1946 to mark the shashtyabdipoorti (60th birthday) of his guru Sawai Gandharva.