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[#721] Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan founded which musical Gharana?
Correct Answer

(D) Kirana Gharana

Explanation

Solution: Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan founded the Kirana gharana musical family with his cousin Ustad Abdul Karim Khan in the late 19 th century.

[#722] Dhuria is a folk dance of
Correct Answer

(B) Bundelkhand

Explanation

Solution: Dhuriya is a dance from the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.

[#723] Nasir Aminuddin Dagar belongs to which gharana?
Correct Answer

(C) Dagar gharana

Explanation

Solution: Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (20 th October 1923 at Indore, India - 28 th December 2000 Kolkata, India), of Dagar Gharana of Dhrupad singing was an Indian dhrupad singer in the dagar-vani style, the second-eldest among four Dhrupad singing brothers.

[#724] Bhimsen Joshi belongs to which Gharana?
Correct Answer

(B) Kirana Gharana

Explanation

Solution: Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music.

[#725] Famous Thumri singer Girija Devi belongs to which Gharana?
Correct Answer

(A) Banaras Gharana

Explanation

Solution: A maestro in Indian Classical Singing, Girija Devi Belonged to Banaras Gharana, she performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri.