Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 15

Questions
1 Raga Deshkar belongs to which Thata ?
1 Purvi
2 Bilawal
3 Marwa
4 Khamaj

Answer: Bilawal
2 What is the name of 5th chapter of Sangit Samaysar ?
1 Ragadhyay
2 Prabandha adhyay
3 Vadyadhyay
4 Taladhyay

Answer: Prabandha adhyay

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3 What is the name of 2nd string of sitar ?
1 Baj ka Tar
2 Jodi ka tar
3 Chikari ka tar
4 Pancham ka tar

Answer: Jodi ka tar
4 Pen name of Firoz Khan is
1 Adarang
2 Dilrang
3 Surrang
4 Chaturang

Answer: Adarang
5 Which instrument has frets ?
1 Tanpura
2 Esraj
3 Sarod
4 Ektara

Answer: Esraj
6 Alauddin Sangit Academy is situated at :
1 Lucknow
2 Amritsar
3 Bhopal
4 Kolkata

Answer: Bhopal
7 Which one is the name of a note of Vedic Sangit ?
1 Chyut Sadja
2 Shadji
3 Krusta
4 Prithula

Answer: Krusta
8 Which one of the following tala is appropriate to accompany withVilambit Khayal ?
1 Tilwada
2 Teevra
3 Choutal
4 Dadra

Answer: Tilwada
9 Who was the father of Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar ?
1 Ziauddin Dagar
2 Moinuddin Dagar
3 Nasiruddin Dagar
4 Fahimuddin Dagar

Answer: Nasiruddin Dagar
10 In which raga of the following ‘Ni’ is not used ?
1 Bhairav
2 Bangal Bhairav
3 Bairagi Bhairav
4 Ramkali

Answer: Bangal Bhairav
11 Choose the odd one of the following :
1 Sitar
2 Guitar
3 Sarangi
4 Tanpura

Answer: Tanpura
12 Razakhani baj was introduced by
1 Raza Ali Khan
2 Rajras Khan
3 Ghulam Raza Khan
4 Masit Khan

Answer: Ghulam Raza Khan
13 How many strings were there in ‘Alapini Veena’ ?
1 2
2 3
3 9
4 1

Answer: 2
14 Who is the Khayal singer of the following ?
1 Begum Akhtar
2 Nikhil Banerjee
3 Nasir Ahmed Khan
4 Zahoor Ahmed Khan

Answer: Nasir Ahmed Khan
15 Which swara of Karnatak Music is equal to Shuddha Gandhar of Hindustani music ?
1 Sadharan Gandhar
2 Chaturshruti Rishabh
3 Trishruti Rishabh
4 Antar Gandhar

Answer: Antar Gandhar

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