PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. How many dhā’s are there in a Farmaishee Chakkardar ?
(1) 9
(2) 3
(3) 27
(4) 18
2. One avartan of Aād layā of teen tāl will begin at
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
3. How many tāli-khālis are there in Ashta Mangal (22 matrās) ?
(1) 9 tāli 2 khāli
(2) 6 tāli 5 khāli
(3) 7 tāli 4 khāli
(4) 8 tāli 3 khāli
4. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give the correct answer with the help of codes given below :
Assertion (A) : A continuous flowing composition consisting of Khali and Bhari which is played in ‘drut gati’ is called Rela.
Reason (R) : When the Tabla maestros saw the Railgadi (train) in 1853 they composed Rela.
(1) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(3) (A) and (R) both are false.
(4) (A) and (R) both are true.
5. Match List – I with List –II and tick the right answer from codes given below :
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6. Which one of the following is not essential in Karnatak tālas ?
(1) Certain Theka
(2) Vibhag
(3) Sam
(4) Matra
7. Who has written the book ‘Introduction of Tablā’ ?
(1) Dr. Aban Mistri
(2) Dr. Yogmaya Shukla
(3) Gulshan Saxena
(4) Shikha Ganguli
8. In Natya Shashtra all musical instruments have been called
(1) Dottak
(2) Aātodya
(3) Toorya
(4) Panchagik
9. Beats of a Breve in western music would compete with Mātrās of which Indian tālās ?
(1) Dadra
(2) Kaharava
(3) Rupak
(4) Jhaptāl
10. In Kayadas of which gharanas the boles of khali, different from that of Bhari are used to enhance the aesthetics of the composition ?
(1) Ajarada
(2) Delhi
(3) Farrukhabad
(4) Benaras
11. A tāl which is mostly played with vilambit khayal ?
(1) EkTaal
(2) JhapTaal
(3) RupakTaal
(4) Tivra
12. Which gharana of Poorab Baj does not have any influence of Kathak Dance ?
(1) Lucknow
(2) Farrukhabad
(3) Benaras
(4) None of the above
13. How many Varnas are there in Nauhakka in Pancham Sawari tāl ?
(1) 5
(2) 7
(3) 9
(4) 3
14. Which Layakar will be formed in playing Dadara tāl inVasant tāl from sam to sam ?
(1) 3/2
(2) 2/3
(3) 3/3
(4) 3/4
15. Navpanch tāl of Ravindra Sangeet consists of 3 tāli and 2 khāli
(1) True
(2) False
(3) Doubtful
(4) None of the above
16. Jhoolna Chhand is not similar to which one of the following ?
(1) Geetikā
(2) Hari Geetikā
(3) Geetāngi
(4) Shashi Vadanā.
17. Match List – I with List –II and tick the right answer from codes given below :
18. The author of the book Ezaz-E-Khusaravi is
(1) Amir Khan
(2) Amir Hussain Khan
(3) Amir Khusro Khan
(4) Amir Khusro
19. Who is the author of the book ‘Tāl Vigyan Tablā’ ?
(1) Madhukar Ganesh Godabole
(2) Mohanlal Joshi
(3) Bhagavat Sharan Sharma
(4) Satyanarayan Vashishth
20. In which of the treatise Dholak has been used as another nomenclature of Patah ?
(1) Sangeet Parijat
(2) Sangeet Samay Sār
(3) Sangeet Sāroddhar
(4) Sangeetopnishatsāropddhar
21. Which is the symbol of one beat in western staff notation ?
(1) Minim
(2) Semi Breve
(3) Square
(4) Crochet
22. Dukkad instrument is accompanied with which another instrument ?
(1) Shahanāee
(2) Bansuri
(3) Clarionet
(4) Nafiri
23. According to ancient text how many Pātākshares came out of Shivā’s mouth ?
(1) 5
(2) 15
(3) 6
(4) 16
24. In which gharāna Khuli Thāp is mostly used ?
(1) Delhi
(2) Ajarada
(3) Farrukhabad
(4) Benaras
25. How many minimum Avartan would be there in Nauhakkā in Madhya layā teen tal ?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 1
26. In which tāl ‘tirkit dhin’ boles are used in the 5th Vibhag ?
(1) Aāda Chautal
(2) Jhoomra
(3) Farodast
(4) Dhamar
27. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give the correct answer with the help of codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Rupakada tāl of Ravindra Sangeet is derived from Rupak tāl of Uttar Hindustani Sangeet.
Reason (R) : Both have equal beats (matras).
Code :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true.
(2) (A) and (R) both are false.
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
28. How many Angas are there of ‘Rasa’ ?
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) Five
29. Akshar Kāl of Khandjati Dhruvtāl
(1) 14
(2) 15
(3) 16
(4) 17
30. Which among the following is a book co-authored by Bhagvan Das Mridangacharya and Ramashankar Pagaldas ?
(1) Mridang-Tabla Vadan Paddhati
(2) Mridang-Tabla Shiksha
(3) Mridang-Tabla Prabhakar
(4) Mridang-Tabla Sagar
31. ‘Patah, Dholak iti Bhashayam’ has been written by which of the following Authors ?
(1) Sharang Dev
(2) Parshva Dev
(3) Ahobal
(4) Bharat
32. Which one of the following is written in a proper order ?
(1) Rudra, Jaimangal, Shikhar, Yetishikhar
(2) Rudra, Yetishikhar, Jaimangal, Shikhar
(3) Rudra, Jaimangal, Yetishikhar, Shikhar
(4) Jaimangal, Rudra, Yetishikhar, Shikhar
33. Which President has conferred maximum number of Bharat Ratnas in the field of music ?
(1) Sri K.R. Narayanan
(2) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(3) Smt. Pratibha Patil
(4) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
34. Edakka is a
(1) Tat Vādya
(2) Susheer Vādya
(3) Ghan Vādya
(4) Avanaddha Vādya
35. Which statement among the following is not true about Pt. Samta Prasad ?
(1) He played Tabla for many films.
(2) He used to play Bāyan by putting it in opposite direction.
(3) He was very well read.
(4) He had received Padma Bhushan.
36. Pt. Lakshaman Singh ‘Seen’ is related to which Gharana ?
(1) Punjāb
(2) Lucknow
(3) Banāras
(4) Delhi
37. Who was a disciple of Babu Jodh Singh ?
(1) Pt. Kudau Singh
(2) Pt. Nana Panse
(3) Pt. Sakharam
(4) Pt. Chhedaram
38. Which layakāri would be created by playing a Kāyada of ek tāl into teen tāl by changing its laya ?
(1) Paungun
(2) Paungun Ki Ulti
(3) Sawagun
(4) Dugun
39. Which layakar will be formed in playing Lakshami tāl in Kaharava tāl from sam to sam ?
(1) Dugun
(2) Paune dugun
(3) Sava dugun
(4) Savagun
40. The Guru (Trainer) of Ustad Afaque Hussain
(1) Ustad Amir Hussain
(2) Ustad Wazid Hussain Khan
(3) Ustad Ameeruddin Khan
(4) Ustad Akbar Hussain
41. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give the correct answer with the help of codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Ustad Ameer Khan used to sing in Jhoomara mostly.
Reason (R) : Jhoomara is an easy Taal.
Codes :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true.
(2) (A) and (R) both are false.
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
42. Match the following : (Shishya – Guru), use code to give right answer.
43. Match the following : Use code given below for right answer :
44. Ubhayalpuram K. Narayanswami is related to which of the following instruments ?
(1) Ghatam
(2) Mridangam
(3) Tavil
(4) Maddalam
45. Who is the author of the book ‘Sangeet Men Tihaiyan’ ?
(1) Bhagavat Sharan Sharma
(2) Laxmi Narayan Garg
(3) Girish Chandra Srivastav
(4) Ram Shankar Pagaldas
46. Which of the following chapter of Sangeet Makarand has a mention of 10 pranas of tāl ?
(1) Vadyadhyay
(2) Nrityadhyay
(3) Ragadhyay
(4) None of the above
47. Which one of the following is written in right order ?
(1) Nād, Dhvani, Saptak, Swara, Shruti
(2) Nād, Dhvani, Swara, Shruti, Saptak
(3) Dhvani, Nād, Swara, Shruti, Saptak
(4) Dhvani, Nād, Shruti, Swara, Saptak
48. Which tablā player, for the first time received the President Award ?
(1) Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakava
(2) Pt. Kanthe Maharaj
(3) Ustad Allarakha
(4) Pt. Samta Prasad
49. The Guru (Trainer) of Raja Chakradhar Singh is
(1) Thakur Lakshaman Singh
(2) Thakur Ram Singh
(3) Thakur Vikham Singh
(4) Thakur Jagjeet Singh
50. According to ancient texts the meaning of Sampani Hastprahār for Mridang Vādan is
(1) Stroke by straight palm
(2) Stroke by half palm
(3) Stroke by back of the palm
(4) Stroke by the tips of fingers
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