Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 32

Questions
1 Who was the disciple of Enayat Khan ?
1 Radhika Mohan Maitra
2 Ravi Shankar
3 Bimal Mukherjee
4 Birendra Kishore Roy Choudhury

Answer: Birendra Kishore Roy Choudhury
2 Which book of the following is written by Swami Prajnanananda ?
1 The Story of Indian Music
2 The History of Indian Music
3 Music of India
4 Universal History of Music

Answer: The History of Indian Music
3 How many melas are there regarding classification of raga in Raga Tarangini ?
1 18
2 20
3 16
4 12

Answer: 12
4 Chatusra Jati Triputa Tala is equivalent to :
1 Rupak
2 Teental
3 Kaharwa
4 Chautal

Answer: Kaharwa
5 Which pairs of the following is not correctly matched ?
1 Puriya - Sohini
2 Desh - Tilak Kamod
3 Marwa - Barwa
4 Kedar - Kamod

Answer: Marwa - Barwa
6 Which one is the layakari of Kuaad Laya ?
1 7/4
2 5/4
3 4/5
4 3/2

Answer: 5/4
7 Which raga of the following is not a variety of Kalyan ?
1 Yaman Kalyan
2 Gorakh Kalyan
3 Shyam Kalyan
4 Suddha Kalyan

Answer: Gorakh Kalyan
8 Name of an artiste belonging to Kirana Gharana :
1 Suresh Babu Mane
2 Bhatkhande
3 Dilip Chandra Vedi
4 Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit

Answer: Suresh Babu Mane
9

Assertion (A) : The instrument Sursingar was introduced by Jafar Khan.

Reason (R) :Jafar Khan did not know to play Rabab.

Code :
1 Both (A) and (R) are correct
2 Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
3 (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4 (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct

Answer: (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
10 Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan belongs to Jaipur Senia Gharana.

Reason (R) :Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan used to stay in Jaipur.

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

Answer: (A) is true but (R) is false
11 The famous Alia Fattu was :
1 Ali Ahmed Khan and Fate Ali Khan
2 Barkat Ali Khan and Fate Singh
3 Ali Baksh Khan and Fate Ali Khan
4 Aman Ali Khan and Fate Ali Khan

Answer: Ali Baksh Khan and Fate Ali Khan
12 Father’s name of Bade Gulam Ali Khan is :
1 Kale Khan
2 Ali Baksh Khan
3 Fateh Ali Khan
4 Ali Ahmed Khan

Answer: Ali Baksh Khan
13 Sudarshanacharya Shastri was a disciple of :
1 Enayat Khan
2 Nihal Sen
3 Amir Sen
4 Amrit Sen

Answer: Amrit Sen
14 Who used three tumbas in Sitar ?
1 Ravi Shankar
2 Abdul Halim Zafar Khan
3 Balram Pathak
4 Amrit Sen

Answer: Amrit Sen
15 Name the notation system of western music which is similar to the Hindusthani Music notation system :
1 Cheve Notation
2 Staff Notation
3 Neumes Notation
4 Solfa Notation

Answer: Solfa Notation

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