Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 36

Questions
1 ‘Prem Rang’ is a pseudonym of :
1 Faiaz Khan
2 Latafat Hussain Khan
3 Thakur Jaidev Singh
4 Dhruva Tara Joshi

Answer: Dhruva Tara Joshi
2 Dipali Nag was a representative of :
1 Agra Gharana
2 Gwalior Gharana
3 Patiala Gharana
4 Kirana Gharana

Answer: Agra Gharana

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3 Who is not a sitar player of the following ?
1 Hamid Hussain Khan
2 Yunus Hussain Khan
3 Yusuf Ali Khan
4 Balaram Pathak

Answer: Yunus Hussain Khan
4 Which sharp notes are used in G major scale of the following ?
1 G and D
2 F and C
3 E and F
4 A and E

Answer: A and E
5 Which one is the correct example of Anabhyas mulak Alpatwa of Rag Bihag ?
1 Re in Ascending order
2 Dha in Ascending order
3 Ga in Descending order
4 Re in Descending order

Answer: Re in Descending order
6 Which one is the correct division of Shruti in Gandhar Grama ?
1 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 2
2 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3
3 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2
4 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2

Answer: 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2
7 What is the meaning of the term ‘Dhari’ ?
1 Type of Song
2 Type of Taal
3 Term related to Tabla
4 Music Sampraday (Community)

Answer: Music Sampraday (Community)
8 The year of demise of Pt. Ravi Shankar is :
1 2012
2 2013
3 2010
4 2009

Answer: 2010
9 Which Taal starts with Khali ?
1 Dhamar
2 Teora
3 Sultaal
4 Rupak

Answer: Rupak
10 Who was the ‘Guru’ of the famous thumari singer Gauharjaan ?
1 Moujuddin
2 Zamiruddin
3 Bhaiya Ganapat Rao
4 Shymlal Kshetri

Answer: Bhaiya Ganapat Rao
11 Who is the author of the book ‘Rag O Rup’ ?
1 Swamy Abhedananda
2 Swamy Jagadiswarananda
3 Swamy Prajnyanananda
4 Swamy Lokeswarananda

Answer: Swamy Prajnyanananda
12 Name the Shruti on which Madhyam Swar is situated according to modern system :
1 Dayabati
2 Raktika
3 Bajrika
4 Marjani

Answer: Bajrika
13 What is meant by the term of ‘Touryatrick’ ?
1 Geeta, Badya, Abhinaya
2 Geeta, Nritya, Abhinaya
3 Geeta, Badya, Nritya
4 Badya, Nritya, Abhinaya

Answer: Geeta, Badya, Nritya
14 Raga Hindol belongs to which Thata ?
1 Purvi
2 Kalyan
3 Todi
4 Marwa

Answer: Marwa
15 Which part of the day Purbanga badi Raga belongs to ?
1 12 noon to 12 (midnight)
2 12 (midnight) to 12 noon
3 4 am to 4 pm
4 4 pm to 4 am

Answer: 12 noon to 12 (midnight)

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