6. Bismillah Khan Question Answer

   B.1.1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements:   

1.      Bismillah Khan belongs to a family of musicians from Uttar Pradesh. (F)
2.      Bismillah Khan’s ancestors were also great shehnai players.(T)
3.      The flowing water of the Ganga gave inspiration to Bismillah to create ragas.(T)
4.      He learnt shehnai from his parent and grandfather.(F)
B.1.2. Complete the sentences on the basis of the unit you have just studied.
1.      The pungi is a musical instrument.
2.      The pungi became the generic name for _reeded noise makers.
3.      The instrument which is so different from the pungi is called shehnai.
4.      seven holes were made on the body of a pipe.
5.      Rasool Bux Khan_ was the Shehnai nawaj of Bhojpuri king’s court.
6.      Rasool bux Khan was Bismillah’s grandfather.
7.      Bismillah accompanied _Ali Bux____ to the Vishnu temple of Benaras.
8.     Bismillah played at the temple of ____Balaji and Mangla Maiya____ and at the banks of ___the Ganga._____ as a young apprentice.
 
B. 1. 3. Answer the following questions very briefly :
Q. 1. Who banned the playing of the pungi?
Ans. Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi.
Q. 2. What generic name did the pungi come to acquire?
 Ans. The generic name for reeded noise maker pungi came to aquire.
Q. 3. Who revived the pungi?
Ans. A barber of a family of professional musicians revived the pungi.
Q. 4. Where was the Shehnai played for the first time?
Q. 4. Where was the Shehnai played for the first time?
Ans. The shehnai was played in the Shah's chambers of the first time.
 Q. 5. Who played the instrument for the first time so different from the pungi?
Ans. A barber of a family of professional musicians who had access to royal palace played the instrument for the first time so different from the pungi.
Q. 6. What is naubat called?
Ans. Naubat is called the part of traditional ensemble of nine instruments found at royal courts.
Q. 7. Who brought the instrument Shehnai on the classical stage?
Ans. Ustad Bismillah Khan brought the instrument Shehnai on the classic stage.
Q. 8. Which sport did Bismillah Khan play in his childhood?
Ans. Bismillah Khan played gilli-danda near a pond in the ancient estate of Dumraon in Bihar in his childhood.
Q. 9. Where did he play the sport?
 Ans. Near a pond in the ancient estate of Dumraon in Bihar he - punged the spot.
Q. 10. Where did he go to sing the Bhojpuri "Chaita"?
Ans. He went to the nearby Bihariji temple to sing the Bhojpur 'Chaita'.
Q. 11. What is the highest civilian award in India?
 Ans. 'Bharat Ratna' is the highest civilian award in India.
Q. 12. Who was Bismillah's father?
Ans. Paigambar Bux was Bismillah's father.

Q. 13. Who was Bismillah's maternal uncle ?
Ans. Ali Bux was Bismillah maternal uncle.