Music Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Indian Music Quiz Set 43

Questions
1 The number of Koota-Tanas in the old treatise :
1 48
2 49
3 50
4 51

Answer: 49
2 ‘Lakshana should follow Lakshya’ is explained in
1 Sangita Ratnakara
2 Sangita Sara
3 Svaramelakalanidhi
4 Sangita Makaranda

Answer: Svaramelakalanidhi

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3 The 108 Karnas can be seen in the temple at
1 Tirupati
2 Trichur
3 Kudumiamalai
4 Chidambaram

Answer: Chidambaram
4 Nadai Pallavi is based on
1 Gati Bheda
2 Raga Bheda
3 Drutam
4 Anudrutam

Answer: Gati Bheda
5 The earliest example of Raga Sanchara can be seen in rock inscriptions at
1 Madurai
2 Pudukottai
3 Chidambaram
4 Suchindram

Answer: Pudukottai
6 How many songs have been included in ‘Geetanjali’ ?
1 57
2 67
3 127
4 157

Answer: 157
7 ‘Jhampak Tal’ was the creation of whom ?
1 Rabindranath
2 Dwijendranath
3 Satyendranath
4 Shantidev Ghosh

Answer: Rabindranath
8 By which style of Singing Rabindranath was mostly influenced ?
1 Banaras Gharana
2 Gwalior Gharana
3 Kirana Gharana
4 Vishnupur Gharana

Answer: Vishnupur Gharana
9 Which style of Hindustani Classical Singing got minimum importance in Rabindra Sangeet ?
1 Khyal
2 Dhrupad
3 Dhamar
4 Tappa

Answer: Khyal
10 Who is the recipient of Padmashree Award ?
1 Ramkumar Mishra
2 Sri Anindo Chetterjee
3 Sri Vijay Ghate
4 Sri Kumar Bose

Answer: Sri Vijay Ghate
11 How many bores (Chhidra) are there in a Pudi of Tabla ?
1 16
2 32
3 48
4 64

Answer: 48
12 Which State uses “Dhole Damama” as a prominent instruments ?
1 Rajasthan
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Uttarakhand
4 Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Uttarakhand
13 To which Swara is Tabla generally tuned ?
1 Shadaj
2 Gandhar
3 Madhyam
4 Pancham

Answer: Shadaj
14 Which taal vadya is traditionally played with Shahnai ?
1 Tabla
2 Dholak
3 Dukkad
4 Tasha

Answer: Dukkad
15 If number of vibration of Shadaj String is 240, what will it be of a Pancham String ?
1 300
2 320
3 340
4 360

Answer: 360

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