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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 38

SSC MTS - 25 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q38

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With which of the following musical instruments was Pandit Ravi Shankar primarily associated?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Sitar.

  •  Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitar virtuoso and a composer. 
  • He became the world's best-known exponent of North Indian classical music, in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
  • Ravi Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1999 and received three Grammy Awards for his outstanding work.