Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exponents | Musical Instruments | ||
| (A) | Pt. Ravi Shankar | (I) | Sarod |
| (B) | Zakir Hussain | (II) | Sitar |
| (C) | Ustad Ali Akbar Khan | (III) | Shehnai |
| (D) | Ustad Bismillah Khan | (IV) | Tabla |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
(A) Pt. Ravi Shankar — this matches (II) Sitar. The best-known sitar player of India, he took Hindustani music to audiences abroad and received the Bharat Ratna in 1999.
(B) Zakir Hussain — this matches (IV) Tabla. The son of tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha, he is a world-famous tabla maestro.
(C) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan — this matches (I) Sarod. A master of the sarod, he was the son of Ustad Allauddin Khan of the Maihar gharana.
(D) Ustad Bismillah Khan — this matches (III) Shehnai. He made the shehnai a concert instrument and received the Bharat Ratna in 2001.