Question: Recently Mubarak Begum passed away, She was a-
a) Playback singer
b) Writer
c) Poet
d) Environmentalist
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 18 July 2016 Famous playback singer Mubarak Begum passed away. She was 80.
- She was a popular playback singer in Bollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s.
- In 1961 she sang Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Hamari Yaad Aayegi, the title song of Tanuja-starrer Hamari Yaad Aayegi, remains one of Begum’s most remembered tracks.
- Neend Ud Jaaye Teri, Mujh ko Apne Gale Lagalo and Humein Dum Daike with Asha Bhosle are among her other known songs.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/legendary-playback-singer-mubarak-begum-dies-at-80/article8870516.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mubarak_Begum