UPSC Prelims 2019 – Question 16

Here is Question No. 16 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2019

Q16. With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
(b) Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses.
(c) Tansen composed songs on his patrons.
(d) Tansen invented many Ragas.

Answer: A

• Tansen was the title given by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior. Tansen was a court musician in the darbar of Raja Ramachandra of Bandhavgarh (Rewa). Tansen is also known as the ‘Sangit Samrat’, according to Musical Heritage of India by Lalita Ramakrishna. Some noteworthy ragas are composed by Tansen-Multani, Bhairavi and Todi.

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