Question : Ilyas Khan was born in Lucknow to a family of musicians. He was famous for playing _______.
Option 1: tabla
Option 2: sitar
Option 3: veena
Option 4: mridangam
Correct Answer: sitar
Solution : The correct answer is Sitar .
Born in Lucknow in 1924 to a family of musicians, Ilyas Khan's father was associated with the Shahjahanpur Gharana of Sarod players, and his mother hailed from the Lucknow Gharana of Sarod players. Introduced to the Sitar by his father, Ilyas Khan became a disciple of Abdul Ghani Khan, a dhrupad singer from Kalpi.
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