Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 14

Questions
1 Magdhi, Sambhavita and Prithula are the varieties of :
1 Padashrit Giti
2 Dhruva - Gan
3 Swarashrit Giti
4 Yati

Answer: Padashrit Giti
2 Chronologically choose the correct order :
1 Mushtaq Ali Khan, Ashique Ali Khan, Devbrata Chaudhuri, Barkatullah Khan
2 Ashique Ali Khan, Devbrata Chaudhuri, Barkatullah Khan, Mushtaq Ali Khan
3 Barkatullah Khan, Ashique Ali Khan, Mushtaq Ali Khan, Devbrata Chaudhuri
4 Devbrata Chaudhuri, Barkatullah Khan, Mushtaq Ali Khan, Ashique Ali Khan

Answer: Barkatullah Khan, Ashique Ali Khan, Mushtaq Ali Khan, Devbrata Chaudhuri

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3 Which Shastra’s help is required to set a chhand into a ‘tala’ ?
1 Pingal Shastra
2 Kaku
3 Dingal Shastra
4 Swarit

Answer: Pingal Shastra
4 How many players or singers are required to render the musical composition ‘Quintet’ ?
1 4
2 5
3 10
4 15

Answer: 5
5 Which scholar elucidated the unequal interval of shruties through ‘Shruti Darpan’ ?
1 Vyankatmakhi
2 Ramamatya
3 Acharya Brihaspati
4 Bharat

Answer: Acharya Brihaspati
6 Ledger lines are used
1 to write notes, in addition to the clef
2 to write key signature
3 to write bar lines
4 to write essential key signature

Answer: to write notes, in addition to the clef
7 Bharat has mentioned how many ‘Vyabhichari Bhavas’ ?
1 4
2 33
3 6
4 36

Answer: 33
8 According to Bharat, ‘Shanka’ and ‘Glaani’ are included under which ‘Bhava’ ?
1 Sanchari
2 Sthai
3 Vibhav
4 Anubhav

Answer: Sanchari
9 Which Raga is not a ‘Ragang-Raga’ ?
1 Bhairav
2 Todi
3 Nat
4 Bhimpalasi

Answer: Bhimpalasi
10 Which two ‘ragas’ are commonly mentioned as male ragas by the four sects – Someshwar, Bharat, Kallinath and Hanumat in their Raga-Ragini classification ?
1 Shri – Megh
2 Malkauns – Basant
3 Pancham – Natnarayan
4 Natnarayan – Bhairav

Answer: Shri – Megh
11 Choose the odd one :
1 Kriti
2 Padam
3 Varnam
4 Trivat

Answer: Trivat
12 Choose the odd one :
1 Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
2 Barkat Ali Khan
3 Munavvar Ali Khan
4 Sadiq Ali Khan

Answer: Sadiq Ali Khan
13 ‘Murcchana’ consisting of ‘Antar-Kakli’ is named by Bharat as
1 Sadharankrita
2 Asadharana
3 Mishra
4 Khand

Answer: Sadharankrita
14 Out of the following, select the ‘ragas’ having ‘Ma-Sa’ Vadi-Samvadi :

I. Khamaj

II. Bahar

III. Bhimpalasi

IV. Bihag

V. Miyan Malhar

1 II, III, V
2 I, III, IV, V
3 I, II, IV
4 V only

Answer: II, III, V
15 If ‘shudha Ga-Ni’ of ‘Raga-Bhairav’ converts into komal ‘Ga-Ni, it will become raga
1 Paraj
2 Darbari Kanhda
3 Ahir Bhairav
4 Bhairvi

Answer: Bhairvi

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