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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL - 05 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q40

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Whom among the following Indian classical musicians is an auditorium in Teheran, Iran named after?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ustad Bismillah Khan.

  • In Teheran, an auditorium was named after him – Tahar Mosiquee Ustaad Bismillah Khan.
  • Bismillah Khan had the rare honor of playing his Shehnai on the eve of India's independence in the year 1947. He performed at the Red Fort in Delhi and since then, continued to play every year on the 15th of August, right after the speech by the Prime Minister of India. 
  • He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 2001, Padma Vibhushan in 1980, Padma Bhushan in 1968 etc.