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Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 22

Questions
1 Which state does ‘Laiharoba’ belongs to ?
1 Manipur
2 Tripura
3 Kerala
4 Maharashtra

Answer: Manipur
2 “Dover Lane Music Festival” is held at :
1 Mumbai
2 Chennai
3 Kolkata
4 Banaras

Answer: Kolkata
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3 Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Avirbhav and Tirobhav enhances the Aesthetical character of a Raga.

Reason (R) : An artiste have ample scope to express Bhav in a raga, according to imagination.

Codes :
1 (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
2 (A) and (R) both are correct.
3 (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
4 (R) is incorrect and (A) is correct.

Answer: (A) and (R) both are correct.
4 Variation in frequency determines :
1 Laya
2 Pitch
3 Magnitude
4 Timbre

Answer: Pitch
5 ‘Archik’, ‘Gathik’ and ‘Saamik’ contains how many ‘swaras’ respectively ?
1 1, 2, 3
2 3, 4, 5
3 3, 5, 7
4 7, 5, 3

Answer: 1, 2, 3
6 According to Bharat, how many ‘Jatis’ were mentioned as ‘Vikrit’ out of 18 ‘Jatis’ ?
1 9
2 11
3 12
4 5

Answer: 11
7 In the same scale ragas, the change of ‘Vadi-swara’ leads to which consequent change ?
1 Aroha-Avroha
2 Laya
3 Rag-Jati
4 Rag-Swaroop

Answer: Rag-Swaroop
8 Identify the ‘Raga-Lakshanas’ commonly used in Jog and Jog-Kauns both :

(A) Ma-Sa Vadi-Samvadi

(B) Use of two Gandhars

(C) Ga-Sa Sangati

(D) Use of Pa Dha Ni phrase

1 B C D
2 A B C
3 A B D
4 A B C D

Answer: A B C
9 How many ‘Shruties’ are there in a ‘Madhyam-Gram’ ‘Dhaiwat’ ?
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5

Answer: 4
10 Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Equally-tempered-scale came into existence for the ‘Fixed key instruments’

Reason (R) : Scale divided into 12 equal intervals is appropriate to produce Harmony from different notes.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation.
2 Both (A) and (R) are true but, (R) is not the correct explanation.
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation.
11 According to Natya-Shastra, ‘Geet’ is an important component of ‘Natak’, which is followed by :
1 Nritta and Nritya
2 Lakshan and Lakshya
3 Costume and Jewellary
4 Vadan and Nritya

Answer: Vadan and Nritya
12 Concept of ‘Mela’ is accepted by the North-Indian musicians by which name ?
1 Raga
2 Raganga
3 Saptak
4 Thata

Answer: Thata
13 Barmahi is the folksong of –
1 Gujarat
2 Assam
3 Kerala
4 Rajasthan

Answer: Assam
14 In which ‘Purana’, ‘Raga Vargikarana’ is found ?
1 Vayu Purana
2 Markandeya Purana
3 Brihadharma Purana
4 Bhagvat Purana

Answer: Brihadharma Purana
15 Choose odd one of the following :
1 Nadaswaram
2 Gosinga
3 Clarionet
4 Hudukka

Answer: Hudukka

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