{"id":2562,"date":"2025-05-04T04:36:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2025-05-04T04:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:06:26","slug":"q-with-reference-to-mian-tansen-which-one-of-the-following-statements-is-not-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-mian-tansen-which-one-of-the-following-statements-is-not-correct","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tansen composed songs on his patrons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tansen invented many Ragas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mian-tansen\">Mian Tansen<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was a\u00a0<strong>prominent\u00a0Indian classical music composer, musician and vocalist, known for a large number of compositions<\/strong>, and also an instrumentalist who popularised and improved the plucked rabab (of Central Asian origin).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He began his career and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the\u00a0<strong>Hindu<\/strong><strong>king of Rewa, Raja Ramchandra Singh<\/strong>\u00a0(1555\u20131592), where Tansen\u2019s musical abilities and studies gained widespread fame.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This reputation brought him to the\u00a0<strong>attention of the Mughal Emperor Akbar<\/strong>, who sent messengers to Raja Ramchandra Singh, requesting Tansen to join the musicians at the Mughal court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was\u00a0among the\u00a0<strong>Navaratnas (nine jewels) at the court of the\u00a0Mughal Emperor Jalal ud-din Akbar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Akbar gave him\u00a0the title Mian<\/strong>, an honorific, meaning learned man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tansen as a historical personality is difficult to extract from the extensive legend that surrounds him.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tansen is remembered for his epic\u00a0<strong>Dhrupad compositions<\/strong>, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two\u00a0<strong>classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is given credit for introducing some famous ragas viz.,\u00a0<strong>Miyan ki Malhar, Miyan ki Todi and Darbari<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar. 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