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Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 9

(1) Bhatkhande has established Ten Thata on the basis of :
(1) Twenty Melas of Bhavbhatta
(2) Seventy Two Melas of Vyankatmakhi
(3) Twelve Sansthanas of Lochan
(4) Nine Melas of Shri Kanth
Answer: Seventy Two Melas of Vyankatmakhi
(2) Which is found is Painting-Sculpture-Music ?
(1) Form - Content
(2) Tan - Medium
(3) Swar - Form
(4) Meend - Content
Answer: Form - Content
(3) Sound Modulation produced by Musical Instruments is known as :
(1) Kshetra Kaku
(2) Raga Kaku
(3) Yantra Kaku
(4) Swar Kaku
Answer: Yantra Kaku
(4) In the Third Swasthan, rendering of Alaap is done on :
(1) Sthai Swara
(2) Dvigun Swara
(3) Dvayardha Swara
(4) Ardhasthit Swara
Answer: Ardhasthit Swara
(5) Which musical form gained popularity in Wajid Ali Shah’s Court ?
(1) Thumri
(2) Tarana
(3) Dhrupad
(4) Tappa
Answer: Thumri
(6) Total Number of swaras mentioned in Sangeet Ratnakar are :
(1) 21
(2) 19
(3) 17
(4) 26
Answer: 19
(7) Who is the author of ‘Dhrupad aur uska Vikas’ ?
(1) Acharya Kailash Chandra Dev Brahaspati
(2) Omkar Nath Thakur
(3) Thakur Jaidev Singh
(4) Man Singh Tomar
Answer: Acharya Kailash Chandra Dev Brahaspati
(8) Which Text has been written by Shriniwas ?
(1) Sangeet Saramrit
(2) Sangeet Samaysar
(3) Rag Tattva Vibodh
(4) Rag Tarangini
Answer: Rag Tattva Vibodh
(9) Which of the following qualities a Vaggeyakar should possess ?
(1) Matu and Datu
(2) Tappa and Dance
(3) Folk Music and Thumri
(4) Laya and Tala
Answer: Matu and Datu
(10) Qawwali form of Music was created by :
(1) Khusrao Khan
(2) Mohammad Shah Rangeeley
(3) Amir Khusrao
(4) Gopal Nayak
Answer: Amir Khusrao
(11) Which of the following is most important Component before starting the actual research work ?
(1) Appendix
(2) Bibliography
(3) Synopsis
(4) Foot Notes
Answer: Synopsis
(12) Which is the wind instrument ?
(1) Nagara
(2) Jhanjh
(3) Kamaicha
(4) Nafeeri
Answer: Nafeeri
(13) Which one of the following is not the Dhatu of ‘Prabandha’ ?
(1) Udgraha
(2) Dhruva
(3) Melapak
(4) Tenak
Answer: Tenak
(14) Dhruva Giti is mentioned in which text ?
(1) Brihaddeshi
(2) Sangit Makaranda
(3) Natya Shashtra
(4) Naradiya Shiksha
Answer: Natya Shashtra
(15) ‘Kaivad’ is related with :
(1) Prabandha
(2) Marga Tala
(3) Raga Geeti
(4) Grama Raga
Answer: Prabandha

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