Music Questions and Answers - Set 42 | Indian Music Solved Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)

Questions

1 Which one among the following is the correct meaning of Absolute Music ?

1 Music that is easy to listen and understand

2 Background music that is used to create atmosphere

3 Popular dance music

4 Music that does not illustrate or depict

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Answer: Music that does not illustrate or depict

2 What substance is attached to the left hand side of a Pakhawaj ?

1 Iron dust paste

2 Charcaol paste

3 Flour paste

4 None of the above

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Answer: Flour paste

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3 Choose odd one of the following :

1 Kal

2 Sannyas

3 Mandra

4 Antarmarga

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Answer: Kal

4 Which raga will you get if the Madhyam is taken as Sadja in Raga Lalit ?

1 Multani

2 Behag

3 Todi

4 Bilawal

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Answer: Todi

5 Which one among the following group of ragas is written chronologically according to the time ?

1 Bhairav, Bilawal, Brindabani Sarang, Bhimpalasi

2 Kafi, Khamaj, Todi, Malkauns

3 Bihag, Yaman, Bageshri, Darbari Kanada

4 Bhatiyar, Jaunpuri, Rageshri, Multani

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Answer: Bhairav, Bilawal, Brindabani Sarang, Bhimpalasi

6 Find out the correct sequence :

1 Marga, Jati, Prastar, Anga, Graha, Kala, Kriya, Laya, Yati, Kal

2 Kal, Marga, Kriya, Anga, Graha, Jati, Kala, Laya, Yati, Prastar

3 Kriya, Prastar, Laya, Anga, Jati, Yati, Marga, Kal, Kala, Graha

4 Prastar, Yati, Laya, Kala, Graha, Anga, Jati, Kriya, Marga, Kal

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Answer: Kal, Marga, Kriya, Anga, Graha, Jati, Kala, Laya, Yati, Prastar

7 Who has made the first attempt to establish Swaras on the string of Veena ?

1 Pt. Lochan

2 Pt. Shrinivas

3 Pt. Hridaya Narayan

4 Pt. Ahobal

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Answer: Pt. Ahobal

8 First of all, who depicted the Rasa in music ?

1 Abhinav Gupta

2 Bharat

3 Narad

4 Matang

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Answer: Bharat

9 Choose odd one of the following :

1 Antar Gandhar

2 Suddha Madhyam

3 Kaishik Pancham

4 Kakali Nishad

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Answer: Suddha Madhyam

10 How many Mantras are there in Archika Samhita of Samaveda as recommended by all scholars ?

1 590

2 600

3 595

4 585

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Answer: 585

11 Who is the main singer in singing of Samagana ?

1 Prastota

2 Udgata

3 Pratiharta

4 Subrahmanya

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Answer: Subrahmanya

12 Who is not sitar player ?

1 Pt. Budhadity Mukharji

2 Ustad Halim Jafar Khan

3 Pt. Nayan Ghosh

4 Ustad Ashish Khan

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Answer: Ustad Ashish Khan

13 In which year U. Zakir Hussain was honoured with ‘Padmabhushan’ ?

1 2001

2 2002

3 2003

4 2004

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Answer: 2002

14 Who introduced Gwaliar Gharana in Maharashtra ?

1 Vasudeorao Joshi

2 Balkrishnabuva Ichalkaranjikar

3 Ramkrishnabuva Vaze

4 Pt. Vishnu Digamber Paluskar

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Answer: Balkrishnabuva Ichalkaranjikar

15 The importance of ‘Alaapa’ –

1 Negligible

2 Somewhat

3 Countable

4 Most countable

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Answer: Most countable

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