Bihar Board 9th English Objective Questions and Answers
BSEB Bihar Board 9th English Objective Answers Chapter 6 The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan
Question 1.
Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing Of fungi because of its shrill
(a) pleasant sound
(b) unpleasant sound
(c) bad sound
(d) good sound
Answer:
(b) unpleasant sound
Question 2.
A barber of a family of professional musician revived the
(a) pungi
(b) tabla
(c)sitar
(d)Basuri
Answer:
(a) pungi
Question 3.
The shehnai was played for the first time in the
(a) palace
(b) Shah’s chamber
(c) garden
(d) house
Answer:
(b) Shah’s chamber
Question 4.
The naubat is traditional ensemble of………. instruments.
(a) four
(b) nine
(c) two
(d) eight
Answer:
(b) nine
Question 5.
Ustad Bismillah Khan brought the instruments shehnai on the
(a) old stage
(b) modem stage
(c) new stage
(d) classical stage
Answer:
(d) classical stage
Question 6.
In his childhood Bismillah khan played
(a) gilli-danda
(b) bat-ball
(c) tennis
(d) hockey
Answer:
(a) gilli-danda
Question 7.
He played gilli-danda near a pond in the ancient estate of dumraon in
(a) Bihar
(b)UP
(c) MP
(d) Orrisha
Answer:
(a) Bihar
Question 8.
Bismillah Khan went to Bihariji temple to sing the Bhojpuri
(a) Kajari
(b) Dadari
(c) Dhumari
(d) Chaita
Answer:
(d) Chaita
Question 9.
The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) Canada
(d) China
Answer:
(b) India
Question 10.
Bismillah’s father was
(a) Kitabuddin
(b) Akbar khan
(c) Paigamber Bux
(d) Arshad khan
Answer:
(c) Paigamber Bux
Question 11.
Bismillah’s maternal uncle was
(a) Akbar Bux
(b) Arshad Bux
(c) Ali Bux
(d) Kitabuddin Bux
Answer:
(c) Ali Bux
Question 12.
At the age of fourteen Bismillah accompanied his uncle to the music conference
(a) Kanpur
(b) Varanasi
(c) Allahabad
(d)Agra
Answer:
(c) Allahabad
Question 13.
In 1938 came Bismillah’s first break in all India Radio in
(a) Kanpur
(b) Lucknow
(c) Varanasi
(d) Agra
Answer:
(b) Lucknow
Question 14.
His first trip abroad was to
(a) Pakistan
(b) Iran
(c) Afganistan
(d) UAE
Answer:
(d) UAE
Question 15.
Film director Vijay Bhatt named his film as……. after being impressed by the shahnai.
(a) Navrang
(b) HeerRanjha
(c) Kala pathar
(d) Gunj Uthi Shehnai
Answer:
(d) Gunj Uthi Shehnai
Question 16.
National awards like the……… and the Padma vibhushan were conferred on him.
(a) Bharat Ratna award
(b) Ashoke chakra
(c) Padma shri, Padma bhushan
(d) Arjun award
Answer:
(c) Padma shri, Padma bhushan
Question 17.
Bismillah khan was also referred to as
(a) Khansaab
(b) khanbaba
(c) khan
(d) khanmia
Answer:
(c) khan
Question 18.
An auditorium in Tehran named after him ¡s called
(a) A.P.J. mosque khan
(b) kitabudin mosque
(c) Tahar mosque Ustad bisrnillah khan
(d) Babari mosiquee
Answer:
(c) Tahar mosque Ustad bisrnillah khan
Question 19.
An auditorium in Tehran was named after
(a) Bismillah khan
(b) Tahir khan
(c) Akbar khan
(d) Aurangzeb khan
Answer:
(a) Bismillah khan
Question 20.
Bismillah khan was fondly called
(a) Khansaab
(b) Bismillah
(c) Bux
(d) Akbar khan
Answer:
(a) Khansaab
Question 21.
Of which two cities was he most found of ?
(a) Agra
(b) Kanpur
(c) Benaras and Dumraon
(d) Lucknow
Answer:
(c) Benaras and Dumraon
Question 22.
After partition of India, Ustad khan did not want to go to
(a) Afganistan
(b) Pakistan
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
Answer:
(b) Pakistan
Question 23.
Ustad khan could not leave Benaras and the
(a) Yamuna
(b) Bagmati
(c) Ganga
(d) Kaweri
Answer:
(c) Ganga
Question 24.
practise in solitude.
(a) Krishna
(b) Ganga
(c) Yamuna
(d) Godawari
Answer:
(b) Ganga
Choose the correct spelt words.
Question 25.
(a) musical
(b) musisal
(c) musicel
(d) musecel
Answer:
(a) musical
Question 26.
(a) conapnoine
(b) companion
(c) companione
(d) companiome
Answer:
(b) companion
Question 27.
(a) auditoriume
(b) auditoreum
(c) auditorium
(d) auditorieum
Answer:
(c) auditorium
Question 28.
(a) Instrument
(b) Instrumente
(c) Instrenment
(d) Instrument
Answer:
(d) Instrument
Choose the correct nearest meaning of following words.
Question 29.
Impressed
(a) Commander
(b) influenced
(c) honestly
(d) strong
Answer:
(b) influenced
Question 30.
Traditional
(a) horrible
(b) unsatisfied
(c) customary
(d) severe
Answer:
(c) customary
Question 31.
Auspicious
(a) decisive
(b) sustain
(c) grim
(d) holy
Answer:
(d) holy
Question 32.
Ancestor
(a) forefather
(b) ancient
(c) manifold
(d) very old
Answer:
(a) forefather
Question 33.
Hollow
(a) zero
(b) vacuum
(c) full
(d) increasing
Answer:
(b) vacuum
Question 34.
Ustad Bismillah khan was born on
(a) 21 March 1900
(b) 21 March J901
(c) 21 March 1908
(d) 21 March l9l6
Answer:
(d) 21 March l9l6
Question 35.
Bismillah khan belongs lo a family of musicians from
(a) Delhi
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) UttarPradesh
Answer:
(c) Bihar
Question 36.
The sound of shehnai began to be considered.
(a) sweet
(b) sweet to hear
(c) lucky
(d) aupicious
Answer:
(d) aupicious
Question 37.
In the part, the shehnai was part of the
(a) naubat
(b) marriage
(c) barat party
(d) wedding
Answer:
(a) naubat
Question 38.
A barber of Royal court ………. the pungi
(a) dull
(b) grieve
(c) improved
(d) none of them
Answer:
(c) improved
Question 39.
Khansaab was in Pakistan foram hour he said to Pakistan is
(a) Salaam alaikum
(b) Namaskar
(c) Addab
(d) Pranam
Answer:
(b) Namaskar
Question 40.
Khansaab is exceedingly fond of Banaras and
(a) Lucknow
(b) Delhi
(c) Allahabad
(d) Dumraon
Answer:
(d) Dumraon
Question 41.
Bismillah was awarded India’s highest civilian award the
(a) Padamashri
(b) Padma Bhushan
(c) Padama vibhushan
(d) Bharat Ratna
Answer:
(d) Bharat Ratna
Question 42.
The shehnai was played for the first time in the
(a) palace
(b) house of nai
(c) town hall
(d) shah’s chamber
Answer:
(d) shah’s chamber
Question 43.
The pungi became the generic name for reeded
(a) noise
(b) sweet voice
(c) noise makers
(d) harsh voice
Answer:
(c) noise makers
Question 44.
Pungi was improved in
(a) Fulte
(b) Shehnai
(c) Bugle
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) Shehnai
Question 45.
Emperor Aurangazeb banned the playing of
(a) Shehnai
(b)Tabla
(c) Pungi
(d) Flute
Answer:
(c) Pungi
Question 46.
Bismillah khan got a big laddu weighing …………. as a prize.
(a) 1.25 kg
(b) 250gm
(c) 500 gm
(d) 600 gm
Answer:
(a) 1.25 kg
Question 47.
Soon Bismillah started…………his uncle.
(a) with
(b) accompanying
(c) parting
(d) working
Answer:
(b) accompanying
Question 48.
AH Bux would play the shehnai and Bismillah would sit………..for hours.
(a) charmed
(b) hearing
(c) Captivated
(d) learning
Answer:
(c) Captivated
Question 49.
The flowing waters of the Ganga inspired him to improvise on
(a) do
(b)work
(c) sign for long
(d) inventrages
Answer:
(d) inventrages
Question 50.
The meaning of heritage is
(a) sorrow
(b) people
(c) lazy
(d) legacy
Answer:
(d) legacy