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Topic 341 · Awards, Honours, Persons & Appointments

Singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

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Core Trigger: Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on 12 April 2026, aged 92; state honours cremation followed on 13 April.
Tributes: President Droupadi Murmu spoke of a huge void in music; Narendra Modi called her an iconic, versatile voice.
Confirmed By: Maharashtra Culture Minister Ashish Shelar and her son Anand Bhosle confirmed her death at Breach Candy Hospital.
Awarded Songs: National Film Awards came for 'Dil Cheez Kya Hai' (Umrao Jaan, 1981) and 'Mera Kuchh Saamaan' (Ijaazat).
Record: Guinness World Records named her the most recorded artist in 2011, for over 11,000 songs in more than 20 languages.
Family: She was Lata Mangeshkar's younger sister, Deenanath Mangeshkar's daughter, and married composer R D Burman in 1980.
Honours: Padma Vibhushan (2008), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2000) and Maharashtra Bhushan (2021).
Venue: Shivaji Park, Mumbai, also the cremation site of Lata Mangeshkar, who died on 6 February 2022.
Born: 8 September 1933 in Goar, Sangli State; her first film song was for the Marathi film Majha Bal (1943).
Landmark: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969; Devika Rani was its first recipient.
Articles: Article 18(1) bars State titles; Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1995) held Padma awards are not titles.
Key Term: A playback singer's pre-recorded songs are lip-synced on screen; state honours are a government-ordered ceremonial funeral.

Question 1 of 10

At what age did singer Asha Bhosle die in Mumbai on 12 April 2026?

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Answer: (A) 92

Core Trigger: Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on 12 April 2026, aged 92; state honours cremation followed on 13 April.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Who called Asha Bhosle an iconic, versatile voice?

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Answer: (B) Narendra Modi

Tributes: President Droupadi Murmu spoke of a huge void in music; Narendra Modi called her an iconic, versatile voice.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which Maharashtra minister confirmed her death along with her son Anand Bhosle?

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Answer: (D) Ashish Shelar

Confirmed By: Maharashtra Culture Minister Ashish Shelar and her son Anand Bhosle confirmed her death at Breach Candy Hospital.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Asha Bhosle won a National Film Award for which song from Umrao Jaan (1981)?

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Answer: (B) Dil Cheez Kya Hai

Awarded Songs: National Film Awards came for 'Dil Cheez Kya Hai' (Umrao Jaan, 1981) and 'Mera Kuchh Saamaan' (Ijaazat).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Guinness World Records named her the most recorded artist in 2011 for over how many songs?

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Answer: (C) 11,000

Record: Guinness World Records named her the most recorded artist in 2011, for over 11,000 songs in more than 20 languages.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Statements: 1. She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2010. 2. Asha Bhosle was Lata Mangeshkar's younger sister. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Family: She was Lata Mangeshkar's younger sister, Deenanath Mangeshkar's daughter, and married composer R D Burman in 1980.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Asha Bhosle's cremation took place at which Mumbai site, also Lata Mangeshkar's?

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Answer: (A) Shivaji Park

Venue: Shivaji Park, Mumbai, also the cremation site of Lata Mangeshkar, who died on 6 February 2022.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Where was Asha Bhosle born on 8 September 1933?

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Answer: (C) Goar, Sangli State

Born: 8 September 1933 in Goar, Sangli State; her first film song was for the Marathi film Majha Bal (1943).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

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Answer: (D) Devika Rani

Landmark: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in 1969; Devika Rani was its first recipient.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Statements: 1. Article 18(1) permits the State to confer titles. 2. Balaji Raghavan v Union of India (1995) held Padma awards are not titles. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Articles: Article 18(1) bars State titles; Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1995) held Padma awards are not titles.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 341, point 11

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