M. S. Subbulakshmi Trivia Quiz: An Indian Singer

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M. S. Subbulakshmi Trivia Quiz: An Indian Singer

M. S. Subbulakshmi was born in 1916. She was a Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. In 1987, she became the first musician to be awarded the highest civilian honor of India, the Bharat Ratna. In 1974, Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi became the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Prize with the remark that "Exacting purists accept Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the best performer of classical and semi-classical music in the carnatic tradition of South India." Let’s play the quiz based on M. S. Subbulakshmi.

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When did M. S. Subbulakshmi die?

  • December 9, 2004

  • December 10, 2004

  • December 11, 2004

  • December 12, 2004

M. S. Subbulakshmi played which instrument?

  • Sitar

  • Harmonium

  • Tanpura

  • None of these

When was M. S. Subbulakshmi born?

  • September 16, 1916

  • September 17, 1916

  • September 18, 1916

  • September 19, 1916

What honor was first bestowed upon M.S. Subbulakshmi?

  • Padma Vibhushan

  • Bharat Ratna

  • Padma Bhushan

  • Kalidas Samman

When did Subbulakshmi make her film debut with Sevasadan?

  • In 1937

  • In 1938

  • In 1939

  • In 1940

How old was M. S. Subbulakshmi when she made her debut in front of an audience?

  • Fourteen

  • Thirteen

  • Twelve

  • Eleven

I don't say this as just another admirer, but she was a goddess. Who penned these words in M.S. Subbulakshmi's honour?

  • Pt. Ravi Shankar

  • Sarojini Naidu

  • Mahatma Gandhi

  • Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

What award did M. S. Subbulakshmi receive in 1975?

  • Bharat Ratna

  • Padma Bhushan

  • Ramon Magsaysay award

  • Padma Vibhushan

What year did M. S. Subbulakshmi receive the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?

  • In 1990

  • In 1991

  • In 1992

  • In 1993

Where was M. S. Subbulakshmi born?

  • Ariyalur

  • Coimbatore

  • Madurai

  • Dindigul

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