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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 34

SSC MTS - 15 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q34

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Pandit Ravi Shankar is famous for playing which of the following instruments?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Sitar.

  • Pandit Ravi Shankar was renowned for his efforts to introduce Indian music to the West and for his influence on American and British popular music.
  • He played the sitar, an Indian stringed instrument known for its complexity and intoxicating sound, and was considered a supreme master of it.
  • The sitar is one of India’s most well-known instruments.  Central Asian in origin, it was first introduced to American audiences by Ravi Shankar in the ‘60s.