Tag: Carnatic Music

Music Question and Answers

CHECK YOUR MUSIC KNOWLEDGE

  1. Scholar who was the first to codify Ragas into Mela and Janya

Ans:  Ramamatya

  1. The Katapayadi Sankhya is adopted for

Ans: 72 Melakarta Scheme

  1. Purandara Dasa was also called as

Ans: Srinivasa

  1. Place – Music inscribed on rock

Ans: Kudumiyamalai

  1. Modern Thumri developed in

Ans: Avadh

  1. This is not the characteristic of Nada

Ans: Matra

  1. Tagore’s Valmiki-Pratibha is

Ans: Drama

  1. Who was Hemendranath Tagore?

Ans: Rabindranath’s elder brother

  1. Author of Abhinav Bharti

Ans: Abhinav Gupta

10.  The views of Bhatt Nayak on Rasa is called

Ans: Bhuktivad

Music – General Knowledge

Namaste all

01. Which of the following musician is famous for Thumri?

(A) Saiduddin      (B) Fahimuddin       (C) Riyazuddin  (D) Bindadeen

Answer: (D)

02. What is the length of ‘Shudha Ni’ according to Ahobal, as per the method of placing the swaras on the 36″ wire of veena?

(A) 20″      (B) 27″       (C) 32″      (D) 18″

Answer: (A)

03. Identify the correct order of tuning the four-string Tanpura:

(A) Madhya Pa, Tar Sa, Tar Sa, Madhya Sa

(B) Mandra Pa, Madhya Sa, Madhya Sa, Mandra Sa

(C) Mandra Pa, Tar Sa, Tar Sa, Mandra Sa

(D) Madhya Pa, Tar Sa, Tar Sa, Mandra Sa

Answer: (B)

04. Ustad Faiyaz Khan was an artist of

(A) Agra Gharana     (B) Gwalior Gharana     (C) Atrauli Gharana   (D) Bhendi Bazar Gharana

Answer: (A)

05 Nandikeshwar is the author of

(A) Raga Tatva Vibodh   (B) Raga Rahasya      (C) Rag Darpan   (D) Abhinaya Darpan

Answer: (D)

06 Jangda Geet is the folk form of

(A) Gujarat     (B) Punjab      (C) Rajasthan     (D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (C)

07. Vikrit Swar of Bharat

(A) Teevra Tar Ni    (B) Kaushik Ni     (C) Antar Gandhar   (D) Teevratam Dhaivat

Answer: (C)

08. Dominant chord is formed of

(A) Pa + Ni + Re       (B) Dha + Sa + Ni      (C) Ma + Dha + Sa     (D) Sa + Ga + Pa

Answer: (A)

09. Instrument of equally tempered scale

(A) Tanpura      (B) Violin      (C) Guitar  (D) Harmonium

Answer: (D)

10. What is the basis of classification of Swaras in tempered scale?

(A) Major tone      (B) Minor tone      (C) Semi tone   (D) Half tone

Answer: (D)

— to be continued —

Prof. V. MEENAKSHI JAYAKUMAR

MUSIC – General Knowledge – question and answers

Namaste all.

Music General Knowledge

  1. How many ‘Kakus’ are mentioned in ‘Sangeet Ratnakar’?
    (A) 8

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 5

Answer: (C)

2. First person to play Indian Classical Music on Slide Guitar is

(A) Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra

(B) Pt. Vishva Mohan Bhatt

(C) Pt. Varun Kumar Pal

(D) Nalin Kant Mukherjee

Answer: (A)

  1. Ravanhattha is a folk instrument of

(A) Punjab

(B) Kerala

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

Answer: (D)

4. Correct Bols of Maseetkhani Gat are

(A) Dir Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Ra

(B) Da Dir Dir Dir Da Dir Da Ra

(C) Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra

(D) Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Ra Da

Answer: (C)

5. Which of the following is a famous dance of Manipur?

(A) Navkuchiya

(B) Teratali

(C) Natuvangam

(D) Laiharoba

Answer: (D)

6. Which of the following is a famous Oddissi dancer?

(A) Sitara Devi

(B) Charan Girdhar

(C) Kumudini Lakhiya

(D) Kelucharan

Answer: (D)

  1. As per Hindustani Music, what is the required interval between ‘Vadi’ and ‘Samvadi’?

(A) 9/12

(B) 10/14

(C) 9/13

(D) 7/11

Answer: (C)

8. Which term was used for orchestra, in Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra?

(A) Vitat

(B) Mandal

(C) Krushtha

(D) Kutap

Answer: (D)

  1. Avirbhav in a raga is meant for which of the following?

(A) Beginning of Raga

(B) Soulful presentation

(C) Reinstatement of Raga

(D) Spiritual presentation

Answer: (C)

10. The conclusive part of ‘Thumri’ is rendered with

(A) Rela

(B) Kayda

(C) Ladi laggi

(D) Jhala

Answer: (C)

— to be continued —

Prof.V.Meenakshi Jayakumar