The Sound of Music Class 9 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 2

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Q51. Who spotted Evelyn’s potential?

A) her father
B) friends
C) mother
D) Ron Forbes

Q52. Which places had Evelyn worked for?

A) poor children
B) prisons and hospitals
C) schools
D) none

Q53. Where was the Royal music Academy?

A) U..S
B) Burmingham
C) Paris
D) London

Q54. Why was playing Pungi in Aurangzeb’s palace banned?

A) it had a sharp sound
B) it wasn’t good
C) it was unpleasant
D) all

Q55. Who thought of improving the sound of the Pungi?

A) a musician
B) a singer
C) a barber
D) none

Q56. Who changed the perception of the Shehnai?

A) Tansen
B) Evelyn
C) Bismillah Khan
D) All

Q57. When did Bismillah get his first big break as a Shehnai performer?

A) in 1938, when All India Radio came into existence
B) 1945
C) 1987
D) 1989

Q58. Why did Bismillah refuse to go to the U.S.A.?

A) because the Shehnai had no future there
B) he didn’t like the place
C) because of his love for Banaras and river Ganges
D) all

Q59. Where did Bismillah play the Shehnai on 15th August 1947?

A) at Ganga Ghat
B) in Banaras
C) near Red Fort
D) at Kaashi

Q60. Shehnai is a refined version of which instrument?

A) musical instrument
B) mouth organ
C) Guitar
D) Pungi

Q61. Where did Bismillah give his first break through performance?

A) at the Red Fort
B) at Varanasi
C) at All India Radio
D) U.S.A

Q62. According to the lesson,who was present on the event of 15th August,1947?

A) J L Nehru
B M K Gandhi
C Rajendra Prasad
D All of these

Q63. Why did people discourage Evelyn to pursue music?

A) it was not considered good
B) it was difficult
C) it was expensive
D) because she was deaf

Q64. How did Evelyn hear music?

A) through drums
B) through fingers
C) by feeling vibrations through her diffrent parts of body- fingers,hair,feet
D) all

Q65. Who played Shehnai at King’s palace?

A) a barber
B) a musican
C) a singer
D) a courtsman