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Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 43

(1) The number of Koota-Tanas in the old treatise :
(1) 48
(2) 49
(3) 50
(4) 51
Answer: 49
(2) ‘Lakshana should follow Lakshya’ is explained in
(1) Sangita Ratnakara
(2) Sangita Sara
(3) Svaramelakalanidhi
(4) Sangita Makaranda
Answer: Svaramelakalanidhi

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(3) The 108 Karnas can be seen in the temple at
(1) Tirupati
(2) Trichur
(3) Kudumiamalai
(4) Chidambaram
Answer: Chidambaram
(4) Nadai Pallavi is based on
(1) Gati Bheda
(2) Raga Bheda
(3) Drutam
(4) Anudrutam
Answer: Gati Bheda
(5) The earliest example of Raga Sanchara can be seen in rock inscriptions at
(1) Madurai
(2) Pudukottai
(3) Chidambaram
(4) Suchindram
Answer: Pudukottai
(6) How many songs have been included in ‘Geetanjali’ ?
(1) 57
(2) 67
(3) 127
(4) 157
Answer: 157
(7) ‘Jhampak Tal’ was the creation of whom ?
(1) Rabindranath
(2) Dwijendranath
(3) Satyendranath
(4) Shantidev Ghosh
Answer: Rabindranath
(8) By which style of Singing Rabindranath was mostly influenced ?
(1) Banaras Gharana
(2) Gwalior Gharana
(3) Kirana Gharana
(4) Vishnupur Gharana
Answer: Vishnupur Gharana
(9) Which style of Hindustani Classical Singing got minimum importance in Rabindra Sangeet ?
(1) Khyal
(2) Dhrupad
(3) Dhamar
(4) Tappa
Answer: Khyal
(10) Who is the recipient of Padmashree Award ?
(1) Ramkumar Mishra
(2) Sri Anindo Chetterjee
(3) Sri Vijay Ghate
(4) Sri Kumar Bose
Answer: Sri Vijay Ghate
(11) How many bores (Chhidra) are there in a Pudi of Tabla ?
(1) 16
(2) 32
(3) 48
(4) 64
Answer: 48
(12) Which State uses “Dhole Damama” as a prominent instruments ?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
(13) To which Swara is Tabla generally tuned ?
(1) Shadaj
(2) Gandhar
(3) Madhyam
(4) Pancham
Answer: Shadaj
(14) Which taal vadya is traditionally played with Shahnai ?
(1) Tabla
(2) Dholak
(3) Dukkad
(4) Tasha
Answer: Dukkad
(15) If number of vibration of Shadaj String is 240, what will it be of a Pancham String ?
(1) 300
(2) 320
(3) 340
(4) 360
Answer: 360

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