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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CHSL - 15th October 2020 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q32

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With which of the following musical instruments, the musician Palghat Mani Iyer was associated?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Mridangam.

  • Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer, born Thiruvilvamalai Ramaswamy was one of the leading "Mridangists" in the field of Carnatic music. 
  • Mani Iyer was the first "Mridangist" to win the Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Padma Bhushan awards of the Government of India.