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Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 34

Questions
1

Assertion (A) : The origin of the ‘Ananda’ is from what has been called in the upanishads as Rasa.

Reason (R) : All creatures enjoy the transcendental Rasa which is the source of all ‘Ananda’.

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

Answer: (A) and (R) both are correct
2 With which song did Lata Mangeshkar do her first Hindi playback ?
1 Natai Chaitrachi Navalai
2 Pa Lagoon Kar Jori Re Shyam
3 Janani Janam Bhoomi
4 Main Khili khili Phulvari

Answer: Pa Lagoon Kar Jori Re Shyam
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3 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam used to play :
1 Nadeswaram
2 Veena
3 Sitar
4 Violin

Answer: Veena
4 The opening theme music of doordarshan was composed by :
1 Pt. Omkarnath Thakur
2 Ud. Amjad Ali Khan
3 Pt. Ravi Shankar
4 Ud. Bismillah Khan

Answer: Pt. Ravi Shankar
5 The Violinist was equally popular in Hindustani and Karnatic style :
1 Lalgudi G. Jayraman
2 Dr. N.S. Gopalakrishnan
3 A. Narmada
4 N. Ramani

Answer: Dr. N.S. Gopalakrishnan
6 Who is the youngest Indian singer to win a Filmfare award ?
1 Neeti Mohan
2 Ankit Tiwari
3 Arijit Singh
4 Nazia Hassan

Answer: Ankit Tiwari
7 Whose tabla can we hear in the famous chasing Basanti sequence in the film ‘Sholay’ ?
1 Pt. Anokhe Lal Mishra
2 Ud. Zakeer Hussain
3 Pt. Samta Prasad
4 Ud. Ahmed Jan Thirakuwa

Answer: Pt. Samta Prasad
8 Ancient Tana with three swaras is called :
1 Archik
2 Gathik
3 Samik
4 Ritwik

Answer: Samik
9 A musical scale containing five notes is called :
1 Pentatonic Scale
2 Harmonic Minor Scale
3 Diatonic Scale
4 None of the above

Answer: Pentatonic Scale
10 An excessive fondness for music is called :
1 Graphomania
2 Melomania
3 Hypomania
4 Megalomania

Answer: Melomania
11 Sadiq Ali was a famous singer of :
1 Dhrupad
2 Kheyal
3 Hindi Tappa
4 Thumri

Answer: Thumri
12 Which Shastra is called ‘Pingal Shastra’ ?
1 Chhanda
2 Tal
3 Sangeet
4 Nritya

Answer: Chhanda
13 The following phrase belongs to which raga ?

Ga Ma, Ga Ma Pa Ma Re Sa Re

1 Darbari Kanhara
2 Nayki Kanhara
3 Adana
4 Mian Ki Malhar

Answer: Nayki Kanhara
14 ‘Time Theory of Raga’ has been mentioned in the text :
1 Siksha
2 Brihaddesi
3 Sangeet Ratnakar
4 Sangeet Makaranda

Answer: Sangeet Makaranda
15 Musicological Texts written in Bengal :

(a) Bhakti Ratnakar

(b) Rag Tarangini

(c) Geet Chandroday

(d) Sangeetraj

Code :
1 (a) and (b)
2 (a) and (c)
3 (b) and (c)
4 (c) and (d)

Answer: (a) and (c)

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