SSC Traditional General knowledge Set- 10
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 12/09/2026
1. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a famous Hindustani classical singer, belonged to which of the following gharana?
2. Bikram Ghosh, recipient of the Global Indian Music Award, is a composer and Indian classical ____ maestro.
3. Which of the following is not related to Tabla?
4. Who among the following was a popular music director in India?
5. Arvind Parikh is related to which of the following musical instruments?
6. Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following musical instruments?
7. Which of the following musical instruments did R.K. Bijapure play?
8. Asgari Bai is mainly remembered for his contribution to which of the following genres of music?
9. Which of the following musicians is popular for his mastery over the musical instrument sitar?
10. Who among the following is a famous music director?
11. Who among the following was the founder of Banaras Gharana of Khayal singing style?
12. Who among the following is considered the queen of Thumri?
13. Shahid Parvez Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee, Anushka Shankar, and Harishankar Bhattacharya are famous players of which of the following musical instruments?
14. Who among the following Indian classical tabla players was called 'Abbaji'? In 1968, he made a music album with American Jazz drummer Buddy Rich.
15. Ramnad V. Raghavan is related to which of the following musical instruments?
16. Pandit Birju Maharaj was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award for which style of classical dance?
17. Select the correct order of musical instruments as per the given sequence of their respective personalities: Ustad Allah Rakha, Totaram Sharma, T.H. Vinayakram.
18. U. Srinivas is a famous player of which of the following musical instruments?
19. Who among the following is an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music?
20. Which musical instrument did former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam play?
21. Dr. N. Rajam is famous for playing ____?
22. Carnatic Music is limited to _____.
23. Pandit Kishan Maharaj of Banaras Gharana was a musician of ____.
24. Teejan Bai, Jhaduram Dewangan, Ritu Verma, Usha Barle, and Shanibai Chelak are famous for which of the following forms of folk music?
25. Who among the following started Kuchipudi Kala Academy in Madras?
26. Who among the following personalities is a Sarod player?
27. From the options, identify the musician who is associated with the musical instrument sarod.
28. Aruna Sairam, T.M. Krishna, and Gayatri Girish are associated with which musical form?
29. Kathakali flourished in South India in the seventeenth century under the patronage of ____?
30. Santoor is related with which of the following?
31. S. Balachander, a famous musician of India, is known to play which of the following musical instruments?
32. Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival is organized every year in ______ state of India.
33. Pandit Kishan Maharaj was associated with which instrument?
34. Pandit Anand Gopal Bandopadhyay was a ____ player of Banaras Gharana.
35. Totaram Sharma is related to which of the following musical instruments?
36. India's famous personality M.S. Subbulakshmi is related to which of the following?
37. Who is known as "The Mozart of Madras" in India?
38. Which of the following musical instruments is played by Nandini and Ragini Shankar?
39. Hariprasad Chaurasia is related to which of the following musical instruments?
40. Who among the following stalwarts of Indian music has been awarded Bharat Ratna?
41. Which of the following personalities is associated with the musical instrument Mandolin?
42. Who among the following is the exponent of the classical musical instrument, Santoor?
43. Famous musician Faiyaz Khan is associated with which musical instrument?
44. Ustad Bismillah Khan is related to which of the following musical instruments?
45. Which of the following pairs of musicians and their instruments is incorrect?
46. The traditional singing 'Nat' is related to ____ dance.
47. Which of the following personalities is associated with the musical instrument flute?
48. Which of the following personalities is not related to Carnatic Music?
49. In which year was the Sangeet Natak Akademi established?
50. Shri Maniprasad is related to which type of musical genre?