1. "Chatushchatushchatushchaiv Shadaj ................" Sloke indicates the division of

Shruti Swara

Shruti Naad

Swara Taan

Swara Raga

2. What is the most important step before doing the actual process of Research

Preparing synopsis

Preparing Bibliography

Finding primary sources

Conclusion

3. "NN PM GM RS" phrase is not used in which Raga

Miyan Malhar

Bahar

Darbari Kanhara

Kafi

4. In Bhupali making D komal makes it a Raga of which Aang

Bhupali

Todi

Bhairavi

Asawari

5. 'Hirabai Barodkar' belonged to which Gharana

Agra

Gwalior

Bhindi Bazar

Kirana

6. Which text was written by Lochan

Swaramela Kalanidhi

Sangeet Makrand

Raga Tarangini

Mankotuhal

7. 'Gandhar' and 'Dhaiwat' are avoided in the ascent of which of the following group

Jogia Desi

Des Brindabani Sarang

Gunkali Bhupali

Megh Sindhura

8. 'Proportion and Balance' are the principles of

Aesthetics

Time Theory

Raga Classification

Sthaya

9. Match the following and choose the correct code

List I List II
a. Mattakokila Veena i. 9
b. Tritantri Veena ii. 1
c. Ghosha Veena iii. 21
d. Vipanchi Veena iv. 3
Codes

a b c d

ii iii iv

iii i ii

(3)iii iv ii i

i iv iii

10. How many Rasas did Bharat mention in his text

Three

Nine

Ten

Eight

11. Pt. Chatur Lal was expert in playing which instrument

Flute

Tabla

Veena

Sitar

12. What is the correct order of presenting the following forms

Alapti, Rupkalaap, Ragalaap

Ragalaap, Alapti, Rupkalaap

Rupkalaap, Alapti, Ragalaap

Ragalaap, Rupkalaap, Alapti

13. Which is the folk instrument

Sarangi

Kamaycha

Sarod

Rudra Veena

14. Which raga will be formed if Ni become Komal in Raga 'Patdeep'

Bageshri

Kafi

Bhimpalasi

Dhanashri

15. 'Ragini' Folk Song belongs to which state

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

Manipur

16. How many Angas of Prabandha has been discussed by Sarangdev

4

5

6

7

17. Match the following

List I List II
a. Abhoga i. Ancient Tala-kriya
b. Arsabhi ii. Name of a Raga
c. Avap iii. Forth Stanza of a song
d. Anandi iv. Name of ancient Jati
Codes

a b c d

(1)iii i iv ii

(2)iii ii iv i

(3)iii iv i ii

iii iv i

18. 'Prasanna' is the name of

Kaku

Alankar

Ancient Tal

Ancient Raga

19. Raga 'Sugharai' belongs to which anga

Sarang

Malhar

Kanada

Bhairav

20. Choose the correct sequence

Dayavati, Roudri, Raktika, Ranjani

Dayavati, Ranjani, Raktika, Roudri

Ranjani, Raktika, Dayavati, Roudri

Raktika, Ranjani, Roudri, Dayavati

21. Pt. Somnath used which Veena to show 22 shrutis

Roudri Veena

Shruti Veena

Achal Veena

Dhruva Veena

22. Who was the court singer of Mansingh Tomar

Suratsen

Nayak Bakshu

Gopal Nayak

Adarang

23. Choose odd one of the following

Citation

Parenthetic Note

Synopsis

Leading note

24. Match the following

List I List II
a. Vritti i. Tala-Jati
b. Vrinda ii. Action of hand
c. Visarjitam iii. Assemblage
d. Vishamapadi iv. Tala-Marga
Codes

a b c d

iii ii i

iii iv i

i iii ii

iv i iii

25. In which century Pt. Shubhankar wrote 'Sangeet Damodar'

14th century

15th century

16th century

18th century

26. consist of 4 shrutis is equal to

204 cents

200 cents

182 cents

150 cents

27. 'Bharat Muni' is the exponent of

Rasavad

Sahasvad

Dhwanivad

Vakroktivad

28. Amongst all the forms of art the most abstract form is

Literature

Painting

Music

Sculpture

29. On what factor the intensity of sound waves depend

Frequency

Amplitude

Period

Wave length


30. . R M P DS This phrase does not belongs to Gunkali

Jogia

Bhairavi

Komal Asawari

31. Which artist from the following belongs to Agra Gharana

Moghubai Kurdikar

Suhasini Koratkar

Sumati Mutatkar

Kishori Amonkar

32. Choose the correct sequence according to evolution and development of instrument

Surbahar, Sitar, Been

Been, Surbahar, Sitar

Sitar, Been, Surbahar

Surbahar, Been, Sitar

33. Aman Ali Khan belongs to which Gharana

Shyam Chourashi

Bhindi Bazar

Khurja

Atrouli

34. Who is the son of Alladiya Khan

Haidar Khan

Manji Khan

Wazid Hussain

Azmat Ali

35. Which Murchhana belongs to Sadja-Grama

Souviri

Shuddha-Madhya

Aswakranta

Pouravi

36. 'Sangit Chintamani' was written by

Lalmani Misra

B.C. Deva

K.C.D. Brihaspati

O. Goswami

37. The following phrases belongs to which raga M P D G R G R D P D N S .....

Kafi

Sindhura

Barwa

Gara

38. Which pair of the following is not correctly matched

Abdul Karim Khan Suresh Babu Mane

Vilayat Khan Shahid Parvez

Mehbub Khan Ata Hussain Khan

Rahim Sen Amrit Sen

39. Correct Shruti-Swar division of Madhyam Grama is

2

2

2

2

40. The 1st recording of Instrumental Music was

'Jaunpuri' by Imdad Khan

'Bhup Kalyan' by Barkatullah Khan

'Malkauns' by Bundu Khan

by Dabir Khan

41. Which raga does not belongs to Todi Thata

Mian-ki-Todi

Gujri Todi

Bilaskhani Todi

Multani

42. R N M G R S . This phrase is common for which group

Bageshri and Darbari Kanada

Bageshri and Jaunpuri

Bageshri and Bhimpalasi

Bageshri and Patdip

43. 'Ardhamagadhi' is related to

Alap

Khayal

Prabandha

Geeti

44. In which raga of the following, Gandhar is treated as Ati Komal

Mian-ki-Malhar

Ramdasi Malhar

Adana

Darbari Kanhada

45. Which raga is similar to Minor scale

Asawari

Desh

Kafi

Kalyan

46. The song is sung during the

Chhalikya

Jhumur

Dharu

Haveli

47. Choose the correct code Assertion Deshi Todi is a morning Raga.

Reason It belongs to Todi thata.
Codes

is correct but is incorrect.

is incorrect but is correct.

and both are correct.

and both are incorrect.

48. Raga lalit is meant to perform at

between 4 to 7 a.m.

between 5 to 8 a.m.

between 6 to 9 a.m.

between 8 to 11 a.m.

49. Which of the following raga is not created by Pt. Ravishankar

Parameswari

Medhavi

Rasia

Tilak Shyam

50. Arrange chronologically, the following Bharatratna awardees

Ravishankar, Subhalakshmi, Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar, Subhalakshmi, Ravishankar

Subhalakshmi, Ravishankar, Lata Mangeshkar

Subhalakshmi, Lata Mangeshkar, Ravishankar

51. Raga Bhatiyar is combination of

Todi and Puriya

Bhairav and Marwa

Todi and Sohini

Marwa and Bhairavi

52. A type of musical form having four variegated feature is

Bhajan

Lavni

Tusu

Chaturanga

53. Raga Jai-Jai Wanti belongs to which category

Chhyalag Raga

Sandhiprakas Raga

Paramel Praveshak Raga

Shuddha Raga

54. Match the following

List I List II

a. Shuddha Kalyan i. Ma Pa Ga Ma Re Sa
b. Chhayanat ii. Ma Pa Re Ga
c. Shyamkalyan iii. Pa M a Pa Re sa Ga
d. Hamir iv. Ma Pa Ga Ma Dha
Codes

a b c d

iv iii ii

iii iv i

i ii iii

(4)iii ii i iv

55. Select the correct group which depict Thumri Singers.

Tarapada Chakrabarty, Kishan Maharaj, Bahadur Khan

Zamiruddin Khan, Girija Shankar Chakrabarty, Bhaiya Saheb

Bahadur Khan, Tanras Khan, Nimaichand Badal

Lachhmiprasad Mishra, Biswanath Rao, Basav Khan

56. Out of the following which one is specifically used in folk music

Khole

Harp

Pepa

Mouth organ

57. The following phrases indicates the Raga in which Thumri can be sung

Re Pa Ga Ma Dha Pa Ga Ma Re Sa

Sa Ga Re Ga Sa Re Ni Sa, Ga Ma Pa Ga Re Sa

Ni Re Ga Ma Ma Ma, Ma Ga Re Sa ·

Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa, Pa Ma Ga Re Sa

58. Find out the 'Shadja-Pancham Bhava' from the following

Sa Ma

Re Dha

Ga Dha

Ma Ni

59. Identify the Kuad Laya from the following

6 matras in 4 matras

4 matras in 5 matras

5 matras in 4 matras

3 matras in 4 matras

60. Arrange the following in the chronological order

Gandharva Geet, Desi Sangit, Gramgeya Gaan

Gramgeya Gaan, Gandharva Geet, Desi Sangit

Desi Sangit, Gandharva Geet, Gramgeya Gaan

Desi Sangit, Gramgeya Gaan, Gandharva Geet

61. If the of 'Kalyan-Thata' is lowered by one semitone, it will turn into

Khamaj Thata

Bilawal Thata

Kafi Thata

Marva Thata

62. Match the following

List I List II
a. Rampur Sahaswan Gharana i. Kesar Bai
b. Maihar Band ii. Latafat Hussain
c. Agra Gharana iii. Ghulam Mustafa Khan
d. Jaipur Gharana iv. Alauddin Khan
Codes

a b c d

iii i iv

(2)iii iv ii i

ii iii i

iii iv ii

63. Which of the following ragas is consisting of only three notes

Hindol

Malshri

Maligaura

Saazgiri

64. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Geer .......... Geet

Gatha .......... Geet

Gaytra .......... Geet

Yam .......... Geet

65. 'Narashansi' comes under which singing form

Classical

Semi-classical

Folk

Ravindra Sangeet

66. 'Prem-piya' is the pen-name of which musician

Faiyaz Khan

Vajid Ali Shah

Nisar Hussain Khan

Vilayat Khan

67. Which artist is known for 'Meru-Khand Gayki'

Girija Devi

Ameer Khan

Hari Prasad

Jasraj

68. Which is the fifth swara of the following scale

I. Krushta
II. Pratham
III. Dvitiya
IV. Tritiya
V.
VI. Mandra
VII. Atiswarya

Chaturtha

Swarit

Uddatta

Archik

69. Choose the correct code Assertion A choir composition aims to present different sounds in a synchronised manner.

Reason Choir singing generates the feeling of responsibility, co-operation, self control and attentiveness.
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation.

Both and are true but is not the correct explanation.

is true but is false.

is false but is true.

70. 'Abhinav-Bharti' is a detail annotation on which 'Grantha'

Lakshya Sangeetam

Abhinav Geetanjali

Natya Shastra

Sangeet Ratnakar

71. Who was the first to introduce 'Mela Padhati'

Shriniwas

Vidyaranya

Narad

Ahobal

72. According to the present 'Time-theory' of Hindustani Music, the ragas are divided into how many sections on the basis of 'swaras'

3

6

4

2

73. Which musicologist has firstly mentioned the term and 'Teevra' for 'Swaras'

Bhatkhande

Bharat

Lochan

Abhinav Gupta

74. Ancient 'Shudha-Swara-saptak' is equivalent to which modern' Hindustani-swara-saptak'

Bilawal

Kafi

Kalyan

Asawari

75. 'Bharat Ratna' Award was conferred on Bhimsen Joshi in the year

2006

2010

2012

2008