General Knowledge on Music- Q&A’s

NAMASTE ALL.

  1. Anudrutam is used in which tala?

(A) Jhampa tala
(B) Rupaka tala
(C) Ata tala
(D) Mattya tala

Answer: (A)

2. Select one itaranama mudrakar:
(A) Syama Sastri
(B) Swati Thirunal
C) Tyagaraja
(D) Ramanad Srinivasa Iyyangar

Answer: (B)

3. Mandari is a janya raga of
(A) 63rd Melakartha
(B) 65th Melakartha
(C) 51st Melakartha
(D) 45th Melakartha

Answer: (C)

4. ‘Kedaram’ is a

(A) Arohana Vakra raga
(B) Avarohana Vakra raga
(C) Ubhaya Vakra raga
(D) Shadava – Shadava ragam

Answer: (A)

5. Bilahari is a
(A) Dvi anyaswara Bhashanga raga
(B) Three anyaswara Bhashanga raga
(C) Ekanyaswara Bhashanga raga
(D) Upanka raga

Answer: (C)

6. Who is the father of the great composer Thiruvottiyur Tyagayyar?
(A) Veena Seshanna
(B) Veena Kuppayyar
(C) Patnam Subramania Iyer
(D) Maha Vydyanatha Iyer

Answer: (B)

7. Who is the composer of Krishnaleela Tharangini?
(A) Narayana Theerthar
(B) Jayadeva
(C) Tyagaraja
(D) Bhadrachalam Ramadas

Answer: (A)

8. Name the chakra of Simhendra Madyamam Raga:
(A) Rishi
(B) Disi
(C) Aditya
(D) Netra

Answer: (B)

9. Who composed ‘Navagraha Kritis?
(A) Muthuswami Dikshitar
(B) Syama Sastri
(C) Tyagaraja
(D) Ambujam krishna

Answer: (A)

 10. Which reputed book was given to Tyagaraja by Saint Narada?
(A) Swararnavam
(B) Naradiya Siksha
(C) Brihaddesi
(D) Ragavibodha

Answer: (A)

—TO BE CONTINUED—

Prof.V Meenakshi Jayakumar.

MUSIC – General Knowledge

NAMASTE:

  1. What is the interval between Madhyam and Tar Shadaj?

(A) 2: 3

(B) 3: 4

(C) 4: 5

(D) 8: 9

Answer: (A)

  1. Who is the author of “Music of Hindustan”?

(A) William Jones

(B) N. Augustus Williard

(C) E. Clementz

(D) Fox Strangeways

Answer: (D)

  1. Name the famous musicologist

(A) Kishori Amonkar

(B) Prabha Atre

(C) Pt. Jasraj

(D) B.C. Deva

Answer: (D)

  1. What is the name of Odav Scale in western music?

(A) Heptatonic Scale

(B) Hexatonic Scale

(C) Natural Scale

(D) Pentatonic scale

Answer: (D)

  1. One of the main objectives of teaching music is also

(A) To encourage social justice

(B) To provide proper leadership

(C) To discover new facts

(D) To establish music at par with other disciplines

Answer: (D)

  1. The term ‘Vasu’ stands for the number

(A) 7

(B) 8

(C) 9

(D) 10

Answer: (B)

  1. Name of 12th Chakra is

(A) Rudra

(B) Disi

(C) Aditya

(D) Rishi

Answer: (C)

  1. Value of the Vivadi interval is

(A) One Sruti

(B) Two Srutis

(C) Three Srutis

(D) Four Srutis

Answer: (A)

  1. Name of 50th melakartha raga is

(A) Namanarayani

(B) Visvambhari

(C) Gamanasrama

(D) Dhavalambari

Answer: (A)

  1. Who is the author of Silappadikaram?

(A) Andal

(B) Bharathiyar

(C) Ilangovadikal

(D) Tirujnana Sambandar

Answer: (C)

— to be continued

V. MEENAKSHI JAYAKUMAR