MUSIC – General Knowledge – question and answers

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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