Music Questions and Answers - Set 11 | Indian Music Solved Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)

Questions

1 Which thata is equivalent to major scale ?

1 Kafi

2 Bilawal

3 Asawari

4 Khamaj

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Answer: Bilawal

2 ‘Gunidas’ is the ‘pen-name’ of which musician ?

1 Balkrishna Bua

2 Jagannath Bua

3 Ramkrishna Bua

4 Shrikrishna Bua

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Answer: Jagannath Bua

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3 R M R S, Û (S) Û - this phrase belongs to which raga ?

1 Shyam Kalyan

2 Madmat Sarang

3 Mian Ki Malhar

4 Shudha Sarang

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Answer: Shudha Sarang

4 Which form of music is not ‘Nibaddha Sangit’ ?

1 Prabandha.

2 Ragalap.

3 Khayal.

4 Dhrupad.

View Answer

Answer: Ragalap

5 Shifting of normal accent usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats in western music is known as :

1 Turn

2 Mordent

3 Syncopation

4 Trill

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Answer: Syncopation

6 ‘Bhadra’, ‘Nand’ ‘Gatravarna’ and ‘Trivarna’ are related to :

1 Veena

2 Moorchna

3 Gram

4 Talashrit Alankar

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Answer: Talashrit Alankar

7 Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Frequency of ‘Pa’ will be 360, if the frequency of ‘Sa’ is 240.

Reason (R) : Pancham is considered as ‘Achal-Swara’, thus, its frequency will remain the same despite changing the frequency of ‘Sa’.

1 (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

2 Both (A) and (R) are correct

3 (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

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Answer: (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

8 Which among the following is not a Vishampadi ‘tala’ ?

1 Jhaptal

2 Jhoomra

3 Ektal

4 Deepchandi

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Answer: Ektal

9 ‘Anumitivad’ is portrayed by which of the following scholars, as ‘Rasa-theory’ ?

1 Bhatt Shankuk

2 Abhinav Gupta

3 Bhatt Nayak

4 Bhatt Taut

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Answer: Bhatt Shankuk

10 ‘Nirgeet-Dhruva’ is specified to be rendered at which part of ‘Natya’, according to Natya-Shastra ?

1 Poorva ranga

2 Uttar ranga

3 Mukhya ranga

4 Bahuranga

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Answer: Poorva ranga

11 Which one of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?

1 ‘Sa-SA ’ interval - 301 Sevart

2 Comma - 5 Sevart

3 ‘Laghu Ardha Swara’ - 21 Sevart

4 SevLimma - 23 art

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Answer: ‘Laghu Ardha Swara’ - 21 Sevart

12 Which among the following elements are there in Dhrupad ?

(a) Gamak

(b) Meend

(d) Upaj

1 (a) and (b)

2 (a), (b) and (c)

3 (a), (c) and (d)

4 (a), (b) and (d)

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Answer: (a), (b) and (d)

13 Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Jhaptal is used with the musical-form ‘Sadra’.

Reason (R) : Sadra is known as a bridge between Khayal and Dhrupad.

Code :

1 (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

2 Both (A) and (R) are correct.

3 (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong.

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Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct

14 ‘Sanchari Bhava’ is also known as :

1 Vibhava

2 Anubhava

3 Vyabhichari bhava

4 Sthai bhava

View Answer

Answer: Vyabhichari bhava

15 How many strings are there in ‘Vaan-Veena’ ?

1 7

2 22

3 32

4 100

View Answer

Answer: 100

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