Music – General Knowledge

Namaste all

Rabindra Sangeeth.

1. Who was not appointed as music teacher in the Tagore family?

(A) Srikantha Singh

(B) Vishnu Chakravarti

(C) Jadu Bhatta

(D) Ramshankar Bhattacharya

Answer: (D)

 

2. Who was the second son of Maharshi Devendranath?

(A) Jyotirindranath

(B) Satyandranath

(C) Hemendranath

(D) Rabindranath

Answer: (B)

 

3. Tagore family originally came from which place of ‘Bangladesh’?

(A) Maimansingh

(B) Chattagram

(C) Dhaka

(D) Jashore

Answer: (D)

 

4. What was the original surname of ‘Tagore’ before coming to Kolkata?

(A) Dishari

(B) Kushari

(C) Dastidar

(D) Tripathi

Answer: (B)

 

5. Which song was composed by Rabindranath following his elder brother Jyotirindranath’s ‘He Antaryami, Trahi ___’?

(A) Kon Sundar Hote Amar

(B) Anander-I Sagar Hote

(C) E Parabase Robe Ke Hai

(D) Sakal Garba Dur Kori Dibo

Answer: (C)

 

6. Which percussion instrument is being used for accompaniment with Rabindra Sangeet?

(A) Sarangi

(B) Esraj

(C) Mandira

(D) Sri Khol

Answer: (D)

 

7. Mention the name of Rabindra opera with a story related to Dasarath, king of Ayodhya & Rishi Kumar?

(A) Mayar Khela

(B) Bhanu Singher Padavali

(C) Kal Mrigaya

(D) Chitrangada

Answer: (C)

 

8. Which one is the first ‘Pada’ of ‘Bhanu Singher Padavali’?

(A) Bose Achhi He Kobe

(B) Gahan Kusuma Kunja Mojhe

(C) Sono Tar Sudha Vani

(D) Sansare Tumi Rakhile

Answer: (B)

 

9. Which author is known for Ashtapadi?

(A) Vyankatmukhi

(B) Jaydeva

(C) Ramamatya

(D) Lochan

Answer: (B)

 

10. What is the term for playing Tala on hand?

(A) Panivadak

(B) Udgata

(C) Veenavadak

(D) Vitatvadak

Answer: (A)