RABINDRA SANGIT
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. The play ‘Muktadhara’ is published in
(1) 1901
(2) 1920
(3) 1925
(4) 1930
2. How many lines of “Amar Sonar Bangla” are chosen in the National Anthem of Bangladesh ?
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 14
3. In which part of ‘Swarabitan’ the notation of the song ‘Prabhu toma lagi ankhi’ is compiled ?
(1) Swarabitan 37
(2) Swarabitan 38
(3) Swarabitan 36
(4) Swarabitan 39
4. Visva Bharati ‘Granthan Vibhag’ (Kolkata) was established in
(1) 1915
(2) 1923
(3) 1930
(4) 1942
5. Who was the editor of Sabuj Patra ?
(1) Rabindranath Tagore
(2) Dwijendranath Tagore
(3) Brahma Bandhab Upadhyay
(4) Pramatha Chawdhary
6. With how many students Rabindranath initiated ‘Brahmacharya Vidyalaya’ in Santiniketan ?
(1) 2
(2) 5
(3) 10
(4) 4
7. The play ‘Raktakarabi’ can be marked as
(1) Satire
(2) Allegory
(3) Operatic Drama
(4) Pantomime
8. Who wrote the song ‘Hridi brindabane bas karo yadi kamalapati’ ?
(1) Ramnidhi Gupta
(2) Ram Prasad Sen
(3) Dasharathi Roy
(4) Ayodhyanath Pakrashi
9. Soudamini Devi was ______ of Rabindranath. Fill up the gap.
(1) Elder sister
(2) Daughter
(3) Sister-in-law
(4) Aunt
10. Which one of the following was written by Tagore in his last stage of life ?
(1) Rudrachanda
(2) Chhabi o gaan
(3) Nabajatak
(4) Sonar tari
11. Which one of the following poetical works Rabindranath wrote in his early youth ?
(1) Janmadin
(2) Sanai
(3) Arogya
(4) Kari o Komal
12. Which one is the earliest ?
(1) Bali o amar golap bala
(2) Ore pathik ore premik
(3) Megher kole rod hesechhe
(4) Namo jantra namo jantra
13. The line ‘Hriday aji mor kemane gelo khuli’ is found in
(1) Kori-o-Komal
(2) Sandhya Sangit
(3) Prabhat Sangit
(4) Sonar tari
14. Which song is composed in rag ‘Singhendra Madhyam’ ?
(1) Baje Karuna Sure
(2) Basanti ne Bhubana
(3) Baje Baje Samyavina
(4) Eki Labanye Purna Prana
15. ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ was first published in
(1) Sabujpatra
(2) Sadhana
(3) Bharati
(4) Bangadarshan
16. In which of the following years Bangladesh chose her National Anthem ?
(1) 1970
(2) 1971
(3) 1972
(4) 1973
17. On what occasion and on which date Tagore read his paper “Shiksha o Sanskritite Sangitir Sthan” ?
(1) On the occasion of the Bengal Branch Conference of the New Education Fellowship. On the 8th February, 1936.
(2) On the occasion of Kamala Lecture at the University of Calcutta. On the 1st March, 1936.
(3) On the occasion of the annual convocation of the University of Calcutta held on the 31st March, 1936.
(4) As the keynote address of Indian Philosophy Congress, held on the 2nd March, 1936.
18. ‘Jiban Smriti’ was first published as a book in
(1) 1912
(2) 1901
(3) 1940
(4) 1919
19. The song ‘Drink to me only’ was written by
(1) Benjahnson
(2) Pét Siger
(3) Beethoven
(4) Johann Sebastian Bach
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25. Match the following with tala :
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27. Match the following songs with raga :
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30. Match the following according to the year of publication :
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34. Match the following :
35. Match List – I with List – II :
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38. Match the following songs with the singers as mentioned by tagore in Shravangatha :
39. Argument (A) : Human memory is not strong enough. Human voice is flexible, resulting in change of tune.
Judgment (J) : Notation is absolutely necessary.
(1) (A) is true and (J) is justified.
(2) (A) is not necessarily true since one may have dependable memory and perfect voice.
(3) (J) is not absolute since a good artiste rarely cares for notation.
(4) Some songs were popular even before publication of notation as for example aami shavar aakashe oi sung by Pankaj Kumar Mallik. So, (A) and (J) are not tenable.
40. Assertion (A) : Artistes and scholar – teachers of Rabindra Sangit must have training in classical music.
Reasoning (R) : Classical training polishes voice, makes it tuneful, helps one to recognize ragas used and is helpful for tune-analysis and notationmaking, as well as notation writing.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are justified.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are utterly nonsense.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are partially true, not totally.
(4) (A) not necessarily, (R) not necessarily.
41. Reasoning / Argument (A) : “Bina bajao he mama antare” is in Purabi ragini. Purabi ragini is meant for day-ending or sum-down time.
Judgement / Assertion (J) : This song should not be selected for the morning prayer session.
Codes :
(1) Both the Argument and judgement are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, (J) is irrelevant.
(3) (A) is incorrect. (J) becomes falsified.
(4) Both (A) and (J) are meaningless.
42. Reasoning (R) : Will overpowers reasoning /law and order.
Taser Desh (the land of cards) was originally a lifeless island of law (Chalo niyam-mate). The adventurous prince turned the whole card-kingdom from the bond of law to the freedom of will.
Assertion (A) : Ichchhe ichchhe, sei to bhangchhe, sei to gorchhe can be asserted as the theme song of this drama.
(1) (R) stands for a good argument process. So, (A) is a justified resolution.
(2) (R) is correct, but I cannot support (A).
(3) Both (R) and (A) can be falsified.
(4) Logical syllogism cannot be applicable in musical discussion.
Read the following text :
After hearing Kheyal and dhrupad, a great music-scholar commented “a battle between the voice and the accompaniment”.
But after listening to Rabindra-Sangit in Rabindranath’s own voice that musical scholar writes :
“A different kind of interest and a still greater pleasure was afforded by a visit to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet. In accordance with the best Indian tradition he is a poet and musician in one. To hear him sing is to realize that the notes of his songs are no longer their mere selves, but the vehicle of a personality, and as such they go behind this or that system of music to that beauty of sound which all systems put out their hands to seize. These melodies are such as would have satisfied Plato.”
Clue :
The examples, given by the scholar author, in staff notation, incldue “jibane jato puja”, “Jadi to dak shune ken na ase”, “Amare karo tomaro bina”, “Ami chini go chini tomare” and last but not least, “Mama Jaubana nikunje gake pakhi” etc. & etc.
Now answer the following questions (43 – 48) :
43. What is the name of this music-scholar ?
(1) A.H. Fox Strangwangs
(2) Peggy Hobroyda
(3) Mark Levi
(4) Kurt Sachs
44. What is the title of his/her book ?
(1) The Music of Hindostan
(2) Tagore – Music
(3) Music of Bengal
(4) Hindusthani Music and Rabeendra Sangit
45. In which year the book was published ?
(1) 1910
(2) 1911
(3) 1912
(4) 1914
46. Name the publisher of this book :
(1) The Clarendon Press : Oxford
(2) The Cambridge University Press
(3) School of Oriental and African Studies, London
(4) YMCA, Calcutta
47. Who drew the front piece portrait of Rabindranath for this book ?
(1) The author himself
(2) William Rothenstein
(3) W. B. Yeats
(4) Rabindranath himself
48. Mention the raga and tala of the song “Mama jaubana nikunje gahe pakhi” as mentioned in this book.
(1) Kafi, Ektala
(2) Sindhu, Dadra
(3) Barowan, Ektala
(4) Jhijhit, Ektala
49. Pick the odd paryay out :
(1) Path cheye ye kete gelo
(2) Na bujhe kare tumi
(3) Amay mukti yodi dao
(4) Ore pathik, ore premik
50. ‘O dekhbi re bhai’ was composed by Tagore after the European song :
(1) Robin adir
(2) Aald Lang Syne
(3) The Vicar of Bray
(4) Drink to me only
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