HINDUSTANI MUSIC
Paper – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. “Chatushchatushchatushchaiv Shadaj …………….” Sloke indicates the division of
(1) Shruti – Swara
(2) Shruti – Naad
(3) Swara – Taan
(4) Swara – Raga
2. What is the most important step before doing the actual process of Research ?
(1) Preparing synopsis
(2) Preparing Bibliography
(3) Finding primary sources
(4) Conclusion
3. “NN PM GM RS” phrase is not used in which Raga ?
(1) Miyan Malhar
(2) Bahar
(3) Darbari Kanhara
(4) Kafi
4. In Bhupali making R, G, D komal makes it a Raga of which Aang ?
(1) Bhupali
(2) Todi
(3) Bhairavi
(4) Asawari
5. ‘Hirabai Barodkar’ belonged to which Gharana ?
(1) Agra
(2) Gwalior
(3) Bhindi Bazar
(4) Kirana
6. Which text was written by Lochan ?
(1) Swaramela Kalanidhi
(2) Sangeet Makrand
(3) Raga Tarangini
(4) Mankotuhal
7. ‘Gandhar’ and ‘Dhaiwat’ are avoided in the ascent of which of the following group ?
(1) Jogia – Desi
(2) Des – Brindabani Sarang
(3) Gunkali – Bhupali
(4) Megh – Sindhura
8. ‘Proportion and Balance’ are the principles of
(1) Aesthetics
(2) Time – Theory
(3) Raga Classification
(4) Sthaya
9. Match the following and choose the correct code :
10. How many Rasas did Bharat mention in his text ?
(1) Three
(2) Nine
(3) Ten
(4) Eight
11. Pt. Chatur Lal was expert in playing which instrument ?
(1) Flute
(2) Tabla
(3) Veena
(4) Sitar
12. What is the correct order of presenting the following forms :
(1) Alapti, Rupkalaap, Ragalaap
(2) Ragalaap, Alapti, Rupkalaap
(3) Rupkalaap, Alapti, Ragalaap
(4) Ragalaap, Rupkalaap, Alapti
13. Which is the folk instrument ?
(1) Sarangi
(2) Kamaycha
(3) Sarod
(4) Rudra Veena
14. Which raga will be formed if Ni become Komal in Raga ‘Patdeep’ ?
(1) Bageshri
(2) Kafi
(3) Bhimpalasi
(4) Dhanashri
15. ‘Ragini’ Folk Song belongs to which state ?
(1) Haryana
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Gujarat
(4) Manipur
16. How many Angas of Prabandha has been discussed by Sarangdev ?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 7
17. Match the following :
18. ‘Prasanna’ is the name of
(1) Kaku
(2) Alankar
(3) Ancient Tal
(4) Ancient Raga
19. Raga ‘Sugharai’ belongs to which anga ?
(1) Sarang
(2) Malhar
(3) Kanada
(4) Bhairav
20. Choose the correct sequence :
(1) Dayavati, Roudri, Raktika, Ranjani
(2) Dayavati, Ranjani, Raktika, Roudri
(3) Ranjani, Raktika, Dayavati, Roudri
(4) Raktika, Ranjani, Roudri, Dayavati
21. Pt. Somnath used which Veena to show 22 shrutis ?
(1) Roudri Veena
(2) Shruti Veena
(3) Achal Veena
(4) Dhruva Veena
22. Who was the court singer of Mansingh Tomar ?
(1) Suratsen
(2) Nayak Bakshu
(3) Gopal Nayak
(4) Adarang
23. Choose odd one of the following :
(1) Citation
(2) Parenthetic Note
(3) Synopsis
(4) Leading note
24. Match the following :
25. In which century Pt. Shubhankar wrote ‘Sangeet Damodar’ ?
(1) 14th century
(2) 15th century
(3) 16th century
(4) 18th century
26. ‘Swara’ consist of 4 shrutis is equal to
(1) 204 cents
(2) 200 cents
(3) 182 cents
(4) 150 cents
27. ‘Bharat Muni’ is the exponent of
(1) Rasavad
(2) Sahasvad
(3) Dhwanivad
(4) Vakroktivad
28. Amongst all the forms of art the most abstract form is
(1) Literature
(2) Painting
(3) Music
(4) Sculpture
29. On what factor the intensity of sound waves depend ?
(1) Frequency
(2) Amplitude
(3) Period
(4) Wave length
30. 
This phrase does not belongs to
(1) Gunkali
(2) Jogia
(3) Bhairavi
(4) Komal Asawari
31. Which artist from the following belongs to Agra Gharana ?
(1) Moghubai Kurdikar
(2) Suhasini Koratkar
(3) Sumati Mutatkar
(4) Kishori Amonkar
32. Choose the correct sequence according to evolution and development of instrument :
(1) Surbahar, Sitar, Been
(2) Been, Surbahar, Sitar
(3) Sitar, Been, Surbahar
(4) Surbahar, Been, Sitar
33. Aman Ali Khan belongs to which Gharana ?
(1) Shyam Chourashi
(2) Bhindi Bazar
(3) Khurja
(4) Atrouli
34. Who is the son of Alladiya Khan ?
(1) Haidar Khan
(2) Manji Khan
(3) Wazid Hussain
(4) Azmat Ali
35. Which Murchhana belongs to Sadja-Grama ?
(1) Souviri
(2) Shuddha-Madhya
(3) Aswakranta
(4) Pouravi
36. ‘Sangit Chintamani’ was written by
(1) Lalmani Misra
(2) B.C. Deva
(3) K.C.D. Brihaspati
(4) O. Goswami
37. The following phrases belongs to which raga ?
(1) Kafi
(2) Sindhura
(3) Barwa
(4) Gara
38. Which pair of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Abdul Karim Khan – Suresh Babu Mane
(2) Vilayat Khan – Shahid Parvez
(3) Mehbub Khan – Ata Hussain Khan
(4) Rahim Sen – Amrit Sen
39. Correct Shruti-Swar division of Madhyam Grama is
(1) 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 2
(2) 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 2
(3) 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2
(4) 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2
40. The 1st recording of Instrumental Music was
(1) ‘Jaunpuri’ by Imdad Khan
(2) ‘Bhup Kalyan’ by Barkatullah Khan
(3) ‘Malkauns’ by Bundu Khan
(4) ‘Lalit’ by Dabir Khan
41. Which raga does not belongs to Todi Thata ?
(1) Mian-ki-Todi
(2) Gujri Todi
(3) Bilaskhani Todi
(4) Multani
42. 
This phrase is common for which group ?
(1) Bageshri and Darbari Kanada
(2) Bageshri and Jaunpuri
(3) Bageshri and Bhimpalasi
(4) Bageshri and Patdip
43. ‘Ardhamagadhi’ is related to
(1) Alap
(2) Khayal
(3) Prabandha
(4) Geeti
44. In which raga of the following, Gandhar is treated as Ati Komal ?
(1) Mian-ki-Malhar
(2) Ramdasi Malhar
(3) Adana
(4) Darbari Kanhada
45. Which raga is similar to Minor scale ?
(1) Asawari
(2) Desh
(3) Kafi
(4) Kalyan
46. The song is sung during the ‘Raas’
(1) Chhalikya
(2) Jhumur
(3) Dharu
(4) Haveli
47. Choose the correct code :
Assertion (A) : Deshi Todi is a morning Raga.
Reason (R) : It belongs to Todi thata.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(2) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(3) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(4) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
48. Raga lalit is meant to perform at
(1) between 4 to 7 a.m.
(2) between 5 to 8 a.m.
(3) between 6 to 9 a.m.
(4) between 8 to 11 a.m.
49. Which of the following raga is not created by Pt. Ravishankar ?
(1) Parameswari
(2) Medhavi
(3) Rasia
(4) Tilak Shyam
50. Arrange chronologically, the following Bharatratna awardees :
(1) Ravishankar, Subhalakshmi, Lata Mangeshkar
(2) Lata Mangeshkar, Subhalakshmi, Ravishankar
(3) Subhalakshmi, Ravishankar, Lata Mangeshkar
(4) Subhalakshmi, Lata Mangeshkar, Ravishankar
51. Raga Bhatiyar is combination of
(1) Todi and Puriya
(2) Bhairav and Marwa
(3) Todi and Sohini
(4) Marwa and Bhairavi
52. A type of musical form having four variegated feature is
(1) Bhajan
(2) Lavni
(3) Tusu
(4) Chaturanga
53. Raga Jai-Jai Wanti belongs to which category ?
(1) Chhyalag Raga
(2) Sandhiprakas Raga
(3) Paramel Praveshak Raga
(4) Shuddha Raga
54. Match the following :
55. Select the correct group which depict Thumri Singers.
(1) Tarapada Chakrabarty, Kishan Maharaj, Bahadur Khan
(2) Zamiruddin Khan, Girija Shankar Chakrabarty, Bhaiya Saheb
(3) Bahadur Khan, Tanras Khan, Nimaichand Badal
(4) Lachhmiprasad Mishra, Biswanath Rao, Basav Khan
56. Out of the following which one is specifically used in folk music :
(1) Khole
(2) Harp
(3) Pepa
(4) Mouth organ
57. The following phrases indicates the Raga in which Thumri can be sung :
(1) Re Pa Ga Ma Dha Pa Ga Ma Re Sa
(2) Sa Ga Re Ga Sa Re N i Sa, Ga Ma Pa Ga Re Sa
(3) 
(4) 
58. Find out the ‘Shadja-Pancham Bhava’ from the following :
(1) Sa – Ma
(2) Re – Dha
(3) Ga – Dha
(4) Ma – Ni
59. Identify the Kuad Laya from the following :
(1) 6 matras in 4 matras
(2) 4 matras in 5 matras
(3) 5 matras in 4 matras
(4) 3 matras in 4 matras
60. Arrange the following in the chronological order :
(1) Gandharva Geet, Desi Sangit, Gramgeya Gaan
(2) Gramgeya Gaan, Gandharva Geet, Desi Sangit
(3) Desi Sangit, Gandharva Geet, Gramgeya Gaan
(4) Desi Sangit, Gramgeya Gaan, Gandharva Geet
61. If the ‘Re’ of ‘Kalyan-Thata’ is lowered by one semitone, it will turn into
(1) Khamaj Thata
(2) Bilawal Thata
(3) Kafi Thata
(4) Marva Thata
62. Match the following :
63. Which of the following ragas is consisting of only three notes ?
(1) Hindol
(2) Malshri
(3) Maligaura
(4) Saazgiri
64. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched :
(1) Geer ………. Geet
(2) Gatha ………. Geet
(3) Gaytra ………. Geet
(4) Yam ………. Geet
65. ‘Narashansi’ comes under which singing form ?
(1) Classical
(2) Semi-classical
(3) Folk
(4) Ravindra Sangeet
66. ‘Prem-piya’ is the pen-name of which musician ?
(1) Faiyaz Khan
(2) Vajid Ali Shah
(3) Nisar Hussain Khan
(4) Vilayat Khan
67. Which artist is known for ‘Meru-Khand Gayki’ ?
(1) Girija Devi
(2) Ameer Khan
(3) Hari Prasad
(4) Jasraj
68. Which is the fifth swara of the following scale :
I. Krushta
II. Pratham
III. Dvitiya
IV. Tritiya
V. _______
VI. Mandra
VII. Atiswarya
(1) Chaturtha
(2) Swarit
(3) Uddatta
(4) Archik
69. Choose the correct code :
Assertion (A) : A choir composition aims to present different sounds in a synchronised manner.
Reason (R) : Choir singing generates the feeling of responsibility, co-operation, self control and attentiveness.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
70. ‘Abhinav-Bharti’ is a detail annotation on which ‘Grantha’ ?
(1) Lakshya Sangeetam
(2) Abhinav Geetanjali
(3) Natya Shastra
(4) Sangeet Ratnakar
71. Who was the first to introduce ‘Mela Padhati’ ?
(1) Shriniwas
(2) Vidyaranya
(3) Narad
(4) Ahobal
72. According to the present ‘Time-theory’ of Hindustani Music, the ragas are divided into how many sections on the basis of ‘swaras’ ?
(1) 3
(2) 6
(3) 4
(4) 2
73. Which musicologist has firstly mentioned the term ‘Komal’ and ‘Teevra’ for ‘Swaras’ ?
(1) Bhatkhande
(2) Bharat
(3) Lochan
(4) Abhinav Gupta
74. Ancient ‘Shudha-Swara-saptak’ is equivalent to which modern’ Hindustani-swara-saptak’ ?
(1) Bilawal
(2) Kafi
(3) Kalyan
(4) Asawari
75. ‘Bharat Ratna’ Award was conferred on Bhimsen Joshi in the year
(1) 2006
(2) 2010
(3) 2012
(4) 2008
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