Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar was born in which city?
- A.Indore
- B.Gwalior
- C.Dewas
- D.Maihar
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Indore. Lata Mangeshkar was born there on 28 September 1929, recorded in more than a dozen languages over a career of six decades and was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 2001, the same year as Ustad Bismillah Khan.
Option B, Gwalior, is the city of the Gwalior gharana and of Tansen's tomb. Option C, Dewas, is the town that Kumar Gandharva made his home, which is why it looks plausible in a question about music. Option D, Maihar, is the seat of the Maihar gharana of Ustad Alauddin Khan and of the Maihar band. The state has an unusual number of musical centres, so the examiner relies on exactly this confusion; fix Indore for Lata Mangeshkar and for Kishore Kumar remember Khandwa.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Mhow in Indore district
- B.Gwalior
- C.Khandwa
- D.Jabalpur
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- A.Indore
- B.Bhopal
- C.Gwalior
- D.Ujjain
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- A.Alirajpur
- B.Jhabua
- C.Dhar
- D.Barwani
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- A.Rani Avantibai Lodhi
- B.Rani Durgavati
- C.Rani Kamlapati
- D.Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
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Read the full explanation →Tansen, one of the nine jewels of Akbar's court, is associated with which city of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Ujjain
- B.Gwalior
- C.Dhar
- D.Maheshwar
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Tansen was born at Behat near Gwalior, learnt music in that tradition, served at the court of Raja Ramchandra of Rewa before joining Akbar, and his tomb stands at Gwalior.
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