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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC MTS - 15 July 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q36

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Ustad Allarakha Qureshi, also known as Alla Rakha, was associated with which musical instrument?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Tabla.

  • Ustad Allah Rakha had established the Alla Rakha Institute of Music in Bombay in 1986.
  • Allarakha Qureshi, popularly known as Ustad Allah Rakha, was an Indian Tabla Maestro. He was a Hindustani Classical musician and often gave accompaniment to Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar.
  • He was awarded one of the highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri in 1977, by the Government of India.