SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 45

SSC MTS - 21 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q45

Who was the first Indian composer to win the Grammy Award?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Pandit Ravi Shankar

  • In 1968, the late legendary Indian composer Pandit Ravi Shankar became the first Indian composer to win an Grammy for his album West meets East in the cateogry-  'Best Chamber Music Performance' .
  • Later in 197, he again won a Grammy for his album- The Concert for Bangladesh, in the category Album of the Year.
  • He hs also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the first Indian to do so.