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UPSC 2000: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Artist) I. Balamurali Krishna II. Mita Pandit III. Kanyakumari IV. Nikhil Bannerjee List II (Medium of music delivery) A) Hindustani vocal B) Ghatam C) Sitar D) Violin E) Carnatic vocal Codes:
(a)I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(b)I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(c)I-C, II-A, III-E, IV-B
(d)I-E, II-D, III-A, IV-C
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
I-Balamurali Krishna is a legendary Carnatic vocalist; II-Meeta Pandit is noted for Hindustani classical vocal; III-Kanyakumari was clubbed with the percussion instrument Ghatam in the official key (though she is better known today as a Carnatic violin virtuoso); IV-Nikhil Banerjee was a maestro of the sitar. The sequence I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C therefore matches option (a). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2000, GS Paper 1, as Question 40. It falls under Art & Culture > Music.
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