Question

Which of the following is the popular musical instrument of Gujjar Bhopas in Rajasthan?
A) Pungi
B) Jantar
C) Algoja
D) Nagada

Answer 1

Hint: Music is revered in Indian culture, and it is sometimes referred to as "the food of the soul" in traditional aesthetics. It represents India's tremendous cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity, as well as the historical forces that have produced its current pluralism.

Complete answer:
Rajasthan folk musicians play the Kartal, a percussion instrument. Rajasthan is known for its food and textiles as well as its music. Ravanhatha, Nagphani, Kamaicha, Morchang, Jantar, and Kartal are some of the region's unique instruments.

Cobra charmers in Sindh, Pakistan, and Rajasthan, India, play the pungi, an Indian folk music instrument. A dried hollowed gourd with two bamboo attachments is used to make the instrument. It's a double-reed instrument as well. Jogi plays the pungi in the Thar Desert.

In Rajasthan, the Jantar is a famous musical instrument among the Gujjar Bhopas. It's created out of a 115 to 130 cm long piece of hollow bamboo. A Tumba gourd hollow is inserted on either side of the bamboo to generate an echoing sound.

Alghoza is a woodwind instrument that is played in pairs. Baloch, Saraiki, Sindhi, and Punjabi folk singers have long employed it. Kutchi and Rajasthani people also use it. It is made up of two beak flutes that are connected together, one for melody and the other for drone.

Nagara is a wood, iron, metal, and leather percussion instrument. Many sections of India, including Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar, have this indigenous instrument. Madhya Pradesh's 'Ho' tribes use it the most. In Bihar, it's also employed in the "Seraikella" Chhau dance and as a celebratory accompaniment with "Shehnai."

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Indian musical instruments play a vital role in promoting the country's diversity. The Harmonium is a free-reed aerophone that belongs to the Harmonium family. It is now frequently employed in Indian music in various genres, including classical, Hindustani, devotional, and film music.