Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 16

Questions
1 Difference in Anibaddha and Nibaddha is because of
1 Gamak
2 Taal
3 Meend
4 Sthaya

Answer: Taal
2 Name of the commentary on Sangeet Ratnakar in ‘Braj-Bhasha’ is :
1 Setu
2 Rasikpriya
3 Hetu
4 Sangeet Sudhakar

Answer: Setu

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3 Total number of texts written by Bhavbhatta are
1 Four
2 Five
3 Three
4 Nine

Answer: Three
4 Which note is changed in Raga Bhimpalasi to obtain Raga Patdeep ?
1 Rishabh
2 Gandhar
3 Nishad
4 Dhaiwat

Answer: Nishad
5 ‘Parivadini’ is the variety of :
1 Tatta
2 Avnadh
3 Sushir
4 Ghana

Answer: Tatta
6 What is ‘Chatushkal’ ?
1 High speed
2 Slow speed
3 Gamak variety
4 Taan variety

Answer: Slow speed
7 Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Miyan Malhar, Bahar and Basant are seasonal Ragas.

Reason (R) : Seasonal Ragas can be performed anytime during the respective seson.

Codes :
1 (A) is true and (R) is false
2 Both (A) and (R) are false
3 (A) is false and (R) is true
4 Both (A) and (R) are true

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true
8 ‘Kalopanta’ is a Murcchana of :
1 Madhyam Grama
2 Desi Grama
3 Pancham Grama
4 Margi Grama

Answer: Madhyam Grama
9 Choose the odd group :
1 Todi – Multani
2 Darbari – Adana
3 Bhupali – Deshkar
4 Shuddha Kalyan – Shuddha Sarang

Answer: Shuddha Kalyan – Shuddha Sarang
10 ‘Jatra’ belongs to which State ?
1 Punjab
2 Rajasthan
3 Bengal
4 Kerala

Answer: Bengal
11 Choose the correct chronological order of texts :
1 Sangeet Raj, Sangeet Suddhakar, Anup Sangeet Vilas
2 Anup Sangeet Vilas, Sangeet Raj, Sangeet Suddhakar
3 Sangeet Suddhakar, Sangeet Raj, Anup Sangeet Vilas
4 Sangeet Raj, Anup Sangeet Vilas, Sangeet Suddhakar

Answer: Sangeet Suddhakar, Sangeet Raj, Anup Sangeet Vilas
12 Ustad Natthan Khan belonged to which Gharana ?
1 Patiala
2 Agra
3 Jaipur
4 Delhi

Answer: Agra
13 ‘R G R S’ belongs to which Ang ?
1 Todi
2 Kalyan
3 Purvi
4 Kafi

Answer: Todi
14 Which Raga does not belongs to Khamaj Thata ?
1 Jhinjhoti
2 Pilu
3 Tilang
4 Tilak Kamod

Answer: Pilu
15 ‘Bach’ belonged to which country ?
1 Germany
2 Austria
3 China
4 Britain

Answer: Germany

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