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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

MUSIC – general knowledge question and answer

Namaste all

  1. Sudda mela of ancient Tamils corresponds to the modern mela?

(A) Natabhairavi

(B) Sankarabharanam

(C) Hanuma thodi

(D) Harikamboj

Answer: (D)

  1. Select the original name of Manika Vasagar:

(A) Vadavurar

(B) Tayumanavar

(C) Adiyarkkunallar

(D) Andal

Answer: (A)

  1. Composer of 72 Melaragamalika Tillana is

(A) Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer

(B) Patnam Subramanya Iyer

(C) Pallavi Seshayer

(D) Subbarama Iyer

Answer: (A)

  1. The name Sri comes in

(A) Sapta tala scheme

(B) Shodasa Swaras

(C) Bhutha Sankya

(D) Chappu Talas

Answer: (C)

  1. Bana-ma denotes the raga

(A) Maya Malavagavla

(B) Dheera Sankarabharanam

(C) Mecha Kalyani

(D) Kharaharapriya

Answer: (B)

  1. What was the ancient name for orchestra in India?

(A) Kutapa

(B) Brinda

(C) Grama

(D) Murchhana

Answer: (A)

  1. ‘Ninnukori’ Aditala varnam in Mohanam raga is composed by

(A) Swati Thirunal

(B) Ramanad Srinivasa Iyyangar

(C) Patnam Subramanya Iyer

(D) Pallavi Sheshayyar

Answer: (B)

  1. Select the Ubhayavakra ragam from the following:

(A) Begada

(B) Reethigavla

(C) Gavla

(D) Sri

Answer: (B)

  1. Who is Uthama Vaggeya?

(A) One who is author of both music and lyrics.

(B) One who is the composer of only music.

(C) One who is the composer of only lyrics.

(D) One who is the author of Lakshana Granthas.

Answer: (A)

  1. Tisrajathi Druvtala is having how many matras?

(A) 11

(B) 10

(C) 14

(D) 8

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