Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Which musical instrument Ustad Bismillah Khan used to play?

Options:

Flute

Shehnai

Tabla

Sarod

Correct Answer:

Shehnai

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Shehnai

Bismillah Khan was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the Shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class. Khan is credited with bringing Shehnai to the concert stage. He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001.