____________ is believed to have descended from a similar Central Asian instrument called rabab.
A)Veena
B)Sarod
C)Tabla
D)Dholak

Hint : Rabab is an instrument which originated from Afghanistan. Rabab is a lute-like musical instrument. It is one of the national musical instruments of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Rabab has derived from the Arabic word rebab which means played with a bow.

Complete answer :
Sarod, a musical instrument is believed to have descended from the central Asian instrument called rabab.
Sarod is also a lute-like musical instrument.
The body of the rabab instrument is carved out of a single piece of the wood, with a head that covers a hollow bowl which provides the sound chamber.
This instrument consist of the three parts –
 Body – The body of this instrument is made from the trunk of the mulberry tree.
 Head – The head of the instrument rabab is made up of the animal skin such as the skin of the goat
Strings – The strings of the instrument rabab are made up from the intestine of young goats or the nylon.
The instrument Sarod is common to the Hindustani music tradition of Northern India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Option B- Sarod,is the correct answer for this question.

Note : The instrument rabab is also called ‘the lion of the instrument’.The instrument Raba proliferated throughout West, South, Southeast and Central Asia. The instrument that was first used by Sikhism was rubab. The rubab playing tradition is carried out by the Sikhs such as Namdharis.