The shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan was born at which place in Bihar?
- A.Dumraon in Buxar district
- B.Sasaram in Rohtas district
- C.Bhagalpur
- D.Darbhanga
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Dumraon in Buxar district. Bismillah Khan was born there on 21 March 1916, moved to Varanasi as a boy and turned the shehnai, until then an instrument of ceremonies, into a concert instrument. He played it from the Red Fort on 15 August 1947 and was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001, the third musician to receive it.
Option B, Sasaram, is remembered for the tomb of Sher Shah Suri and not for music. Option C, Bhagalpur, is the silk city of the state. Option D, Darbhanga, is the seat of the Mithila region and of the Darbhanga gharana of dhrupad, which makes it a plausible distractor for a music question. Keep Bismillah Khan with Dumraon and the year 2001.
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