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The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in

Q. The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in

(a) Delhi
(b) Gwalior
(c) Ujjain
(d) Lahore

28. प्रथम गन्धर्व महाविद्यालय, जो एक संगीत प्रशिक्षण विद्यालय था, विष्णु दिगंबर पलुस्कर द्वारा 1901 में कहाँ स्थापित किया गया था?

(a) दिल्ली
(b) ग्वालियर
(c) उज्जैन
(d) लाहौर

Answer: (d)

Explanation: Vishnu Digambar Paluskar founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore in 1901. The aim was to teach music to any aspirant without the necessity of being associated with a guru and gharana.