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1. Who among the following was a renowned Santoor player?
(A) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(B) Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia
(C) Pt. Shivkumar Sharma
(D) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

2. Mention the name of the Rabindrasangeet exponent.
(A) Bhismadev Chattopadhyay
(B) Malati Ghoshal
(C) Gouriprasanna
(D) Dhiren Mitra

3. Tagore’s ‘Balmiki Pratibha’ is a
(A) Drama
(B) Geetinatya
(C) Nrityanatya
(D) Rituranga

4. Which song was written by Tagore after the death of Raja Rammohan Roy?
(A) Sharbo khorbo tare dohe
(B) Ke jay amrito dham jatri
(C) Porobashi chole esho ghare
(D) Keno re ei duartuku

5. Which song is not composed in ‘Dhrupad’ style?
(A) Maha viswe mahakashe
(B) Mandire momo ke
(C) Prothomo adi tobo shakti
(D) Jagote tumi raja

6. ‘Duare dao more rakhia’ song is composed in which tala?
(A) Jhampak
(B) Shasthi
(C) Ekadashi
(D) Nabatal

7. Name the song written by Tagore on the death of Dinendranath Tagore.
(A) O Bhai, Kanai, kare janai
(B) Hay, hay, hay, din chole jay
(C) Moron-sagor pare tomra omar
(D) Jibone joto puja

8. ‘Aha mori mori, Mahendranindito kanti’ song is in Dance Drama —
(A) Chitrangada
(B) Chandalika
(C) Shyama
(D) Natir Puja

9. ‘Tyagaraja Aradhana’ festival held at
(A) Tiruvayyar
(B) Tiruvarur
(C) Tiruvottiyur
(D) Tiruttani

10. ‘Vadya Tryam’ in Vedic period denotes
(A) Veena, Flute and Tabla
(B) Violin, Nagasvaram and Tabla
(C) Veena, Venu and Mridangam
(D) Violin, Flute and Mridangam

11. Who was the author of Bharata Bhashyam?
(A) Kallinatha
(B) Ahobala
(C) Vidyaranya
(D) Nanyadeva

12. Number of Ashtapadis in Gitagovindam are
(A) 12
(B) 40
(C) 24
(D) 56

13. Which style is sung in Karnataka music?
(A) Khayal
(B) Dhrupad
(C) Tappa
(D) Kriti

14. How many Matras are there in Tappa Tal?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18

15. Signature tune of Akashvani is based on the Raga
(A) Mega Ranjani
(B) Shiva Ranjani
(C) Misra Ranjani
(D) Jana Ranjani

16. The violinist who is equally popular in Karnataic and Hindustani music —
(A) M. S. Gopalakrishnan
(B) K. S. Gopalakrishnan
(C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
(D) T. V. Gopalakrishnan

17. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam used to play the instrument —
(A) Sitar
(B) Sarangi
(C) Guitar
(D) Veena

18. What is the first matra of ‘Taal’ known as?
(A) Khali
(B) Laya
(C) Sam
(D) Theka

19. The first Kriti of Muthuswami Dikshidhar —
(A) Sangaraparanam
(B) Todi
(C) Bhairavi
(D) Maya Malava Gowlai

20. The equivalent term for ‘Raga’ in Greek music is
(A) Abhang
(B) Modes
(C) Jazz
(D) Chords

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21. Which one of the following raga Re-Ni swara are Komal?
(A) Ahir Bharav
(B) Jaunpuri
(C) Bageshri
(D) Poorvi

22. Palghat Mani Iyer was a great
(A) Vainika (Veena player)
(B) Mridanga player
(C) Flutist
(D) Violinist

23. Karnatic equivalent of raga ‘Bhimplasi’ is
(A) Todi
(B) Kalyani
(C) Averi
(D) Vasantha

24. ‘The philosophy of music’ is written by
(A) William Pole
(B) G. Revesz
(C) Ebenzer Prout
(D) I. A. Richards

25. ‘Abhinav Bharati’ is a commentry of
(A) Natyasashtra
(B) Sangit Ratnakar
(C) Sangit Samaysar
(D) Sangit Raj

26. Which raga of the following is not belonged to Bhairavi thaat?
(A) Bhairavi
(B) Malkauns
(C) Bilaskhani Todi
(D) Jogia

27. Hamid Hussain Khan was associated with
(A) Sarangi
(B) Flute
(C) Sitar
(D) Khayal

28.
(A) Ravi Shankar
(B) K. C. D. Brihaspati
(C) Lalmani Misra
(D) Bimal Mukherjee

29. Bhavabhatta was court musician of
(A) Vijay Raghav
(B) Md. Shah
(C) Ahmad Shah
(D) Anup Singh

30. Bhaskar Bua Wakhle was the disciple of
(A) Bade Gulam Ali and Rahmat Khan
(B) Natthan Khan and Alladiya Khan
(C) Gulam Abbas and Abdul Karim Khan
(D) Abdul Wahid and Haider Khan

31. Who of the following is a representative of Jaipur Senia Gharana of Sitar?
(A) Abdul Halim Zafar Khan
(B) Manilal Nag
(C) Mushtaq Ali Khan
(D) Ravi Shankar

32. Choose the odd one of the following:
(A) Dhamar
(B) Ada Choutal
(C) Jhumra
(D) Pancham Sawari

33. In which raga of the following, the note ‘Dha’ is not used?
(A) Jaunpuri
(B) Bairagi
(C) Gunkali
(D) Jogia

34. ‘Hridayrama’ is a name of
(A) Tala
(B) Alankar
(C) Mela
(D) Jati

35. Who among the following was the court musician of Rampur Darbar?
(A) Nirmal Shah
(B) Imdad Khan
(C) Bande Ali Khan
(D) Wazir Khan

36. Which raga of the following is equivalent to Minor Scale?
(A) Asawari
(B) Kafi
(C) Bhairav
(D) Desh

37. What is the meaning of the term ‘Dhari’?
(A) Type of Geeti
(B) Type of Tala
(C) Type of Sangeet Sampraday
(D) Type of Bol of Pakhawaj

38. Mallikarjun Mansur belongs to which gharana of the following?
(A) Agra
(B) Jaipur Atrouli
(C) Patiala
(D) Sahaswan

39. ‘Daraspiya’is the nick name of
(A) Ata Hussain Khan
(B) Vilayat Hussain Khan
(C) Mehaboob Khan
(D) Yunus Hussain Khan

40. Ratio of Simple Duple Time is
(A) 2/4
(B) ¾
(C) 4/4
(D) 6/8

41. The term ‘Behelawa’ is related with
(A) Dhrupad
(B) Kirtan
(C) Khayal
(D) Tarana

42. What is the meaning of the term ‘Krintan’?
(A) One note with one stroke
(B) More than one note with one stroke
(C) Type of Gat
(D) Type of Taal

43. The combination of following notes is an example of which raga of the following?
P D N S, N D P, G M G
(A) Gunkali
(B) Ramkali
(C) Kalengra
(D) Ahir Bhairav

44. In which chapter of ‘Sangit Ratnakara’, Sharanga Dev described about the instrument?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 7
(D) 6

45. Indian classical music is based on
(A) Harmony
(B) Disonance
(C) Chord
(D) Melody

46. Which raga of the following is not belonged to Kalyan Thata?
(A) Chhayanat
(B) Kedar
(C) Gorakh Kalyan
(D) Suddha Kalyan

47. Who is not a sarod player of the following?
(A) Amjad Ali Khan
(B) Dabir Khan
(C) Ali Akbar Khan
(D) Buddhadev Dasgupta

48. Which pair of Taal has equal number of Matras?
(A) Ada Chotal-Sultal
(B) Roopak-Dadra
(C) Jhaptal-Teevra
(D) Trital-Punjabi Tal

49. Who was the first to use frets on veena?
(A) Dattil
(B) Sharang Dev
(C) Matang
(D) Paluskar

50. Which one is not the part of research methodology?
(A) Riaaj
(B) Theory
(C) Bibliography
(D) Classification and Analysis

51. Sudha Saveri is similar to
(A) Durga
(B) Vibhas
(C) Jogia
(D) Jog

52. Second Moorchana of Shadaj Gram is
(A) Rajani
(B) Uttermandra
(C) Shudha Shadaj
(D) Ashvakranta

53. Which sign represents ‘Triput Taalam’?
(A) 100
(B) 1100
(C) 101
(D) 1011

54. Which Gharanar related to ‘Fard’?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Banaras
(C) Punjab
(D) Farrukhbad

55. Who is famous for ‘Gaj’ paran?
(A) Ayodya Singh
(B) Bhavani Singh
(C) Kudau Singh
(D) Pagal Das

56. ‘Jhula’ is folk song of which state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

57. 3/2 Laykari is known as
(A) Biyad
(B) Aad
(C) Kuad
(D) Dugun

58. How many frets are there in Achal Sitar?
(A) 25
(B) 17
(C) 24
(D) 18

59. Which kind of instrument Surbahar is?
(A) Ghan Vadya
(B) Tat Vadya
(C) Sushir Vadya
(D) Avanadha Vadya

60. Pt. Rajabhiya Pochwale belongs to which Gharana?
(A) Agra
(B) Kirana
(C) Mevati
(D) Gwalior

61. ‘Sangeet Sudhakar’ is the comentry of
(A) Natyashastra
(B) Sangeet Ratnakar
(C) Brihaddeshi
(D) Sangit Parijat

62. Which Gharana is famous for Astang-Gayaki?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Kirana
(C) Gwalior
(D) Delhi

63. Who is the author of ‘Rag Tatvavibodha’?
(A) Pt. Shrinivas
(B) Pt. Sharang Dev
(C) Pt. Ahobal
(D) Pt. Pundarik Vithal

64. Who is the author of ‘Bharat Ka Sangeet Siddhant’?
(A) V. N. Bhatkhande
(B) Premlata Sharma
(C) D. V. Paluskar
(D) Acharya Brihaspati

65. The instrument commonly used in South Indian Folk Music —
(A) Sitar
(B) Guitar
(C) Pampai
(D) Harmonium

66. Which swar have two sruties?
(A) Rishab
(B) Madhyam
(C) Pancham
(D) Gandhar