Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Musical instrument) | (Musician) | ||
| (A) | Sitar | (I) | Pt. Ravi Shankar |
| (B) | Tabla | (II) | Ustad Zakir Hussain |
| (C) | Flute | (III) | Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| (D) | Sarod | (IV) | Ustad Amjad Ali Khan |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
Each instrument is matched with the musician who made it famous on the concert stage.
(A) Sitar — this matches (I) Pt. Ravi Shankar. The Bharat Ratna sitarist took Hindustani music to audiences across the world, notably through his work with George Harrison of the Beatles.
(B) Tabla — this matches (II) Ustad Zakir Hussain. The son of tabla master Ustad Alla Rakha, he was the best-known tabla player of his time and a Grammy winner.
(C) Flute — this matches (III) Hariprasad Chaurasia. He made the bansuri (bamboo flute) a leading solo instrument of Hindustani classical music.
(D) Sarod — this matches (IV) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. He belongs to the Senia Bangash family of sarod players, whose music goes back several generations.