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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 32

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

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With which of the following musical instruments was Ustad Alla Rakha primarily associated?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e Tabla.

  • Ustad Allah Rakha was an Indian tabla player, who popularised the art of tabla playing all over the world.
  • Allah Rakha was also associated to theater as he lived in Pathanko for sometime and worked for a theater company. In 1930, Allah Rakha worked at a radio station in Lahore. 
  •  Zakir Hussain has also been honoured with the Padma Shri in 1988 and the Padma Bhushan in 2002, by the Government of India.
  • The honour that was bestowed upon his father by the Sangeet Natak Akademi came to him as well in 1990.