RABINDRA SANGEET
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. In which poetical work the song “suno Nalini kholo go ankhi” is included :
(1) Sandhya Sangeet
(2) Sisu
(3) Saisab Sangeet
(4) Punascha
2. In which Swaralipi book the song “Ebar abogunthano kholo” :
(1) 30
(2) 31
(3) 28
(4) 32
3. Who is the author of the book “Parasya Yatri” published by Visva-Bharati ?
(1) Rabindranath Tagore
(2) Rathindranath Tagore
(3) Supriyo Tagore
(4) Krishna Kripalini
4. Nazrul’s “Shunya e buke pakhi mor phire ay” resemble’s Tagore’s ………….. .
(1) Shunya hate phiri he
(2) Shunya prana kande sada, praneshwar
(3) Alpa loiya thaki tai
(4) Shuna lo shuna lo balika
5. Pick the odd taala :
(1) Andhar sakali dekhi
(2) Aire aire sanjher ba
(3) Ailo aji prana sakha
(4) Ekbar bhalo sakhi bhalobaso more
6. “Music is of all things in the world the most international” – Whose dialogue is this and with whom ?
(1) H. G. Wells’s with Tagore
(2) Tagore’s with H. G. Wells
(3) Dinendranath’s with Amita Sen
(4) Amita Sen’s with Dinendranath
7. Identify the ‘Sanchari’ portion of ‘Dinguli mor sonar khanchay :
(1) Phul ja chhilo pujar tare
(2) Swapna parer dak sunechhi
(3) Swapna dekhi jeno tara
(4) Jiban amar pale pale
8. Identify the song of the Novel ‘Char Adhyay’ :
(1) Guru guru guru guru ghana
(2) Baje guru guru guru Sankaro
(3) Guru pade mon koro arpan
(4) Baje re baje damaru baje
9. What is the last line of the song “ Amra bosbo tomar sane”:
(1) Ore samay bohe Jay
(2) Tumi deke lao go apan jane
(3) Chokher Jal ki chutbe na
(4) Kari namaskar
10. Pick out the song, not in sari-tune :
(1) Ami marer sagar pari
(2) Ekbar tora ma boliya dak
(3) Gramchara oi rangamatir path
(4) Tomar khola haoya lagiye
11. Find out the wrong pair :
(1) Aay aay amader angane – Briksharopan
(2) Amare karo tomar vina – Puja
(3) Phire chal, phire chal, phire – Halakarshan
(4) Aay re mora phasal kati – Harvest
12. “Khelaghar bandhte legechi” occurs in :
(a) Grihaprabesh
(b) Gitamalika 1
(c) The song : sung by Himi
(d) Prabahini
Code :
(1) (a) and (c)
(2) (a), (c) and (d)
(3) (c) and (d)
(4) (b) and (c)
13. Which pair is derived from the tunes of ‘Mahishuri Bhajan’ ?
(1) E ki e sundar shobha and E ki labanye purna
(2) E ki labanye purna and Ananda loke mangala loke
(3) Ananda loke mangala loke and Bahe nirantara ananta
(4) Bahe nirantara ananta and Aguner parashmoni
14. Identify the song of the play ‘Basanta’ ?
(1) Basante Basante Tomar
(2) Basante phul ganthlo
(3) Basante aj dharar chitta
(4) Bhanglo hasir bandh oi bhanglo
15. In which year Tapati was published and staged ?
(1) 1922
(2) 1923
(3) 1924
(4) 1925
16. The poetical work ‘kheya’ is written in :
(1) 1331
(2) 1313
(3) 1330
(4) 1303
17. Identify the raga of the song “Prabhu toma lagi Aankhi” :
(1) Desh
(2) Kedar
(3) Behag
(4) Kanara
18. Identify the Tala of the song “Prabhu toma lagi Aankhi” :
(1) Ektal
(2) Kaharba
(3) Dadra
(4) Trital
19. Identify the paryay of the song “Prabhu toma lagi Aankhi” :
(1) Prem
(2) Puja
(3) Bichitra
(4) Anusthanik
20. Jadunath Bhattacharya is from :
(1) Agra Gharana
(2) Bishnupur Gharana
(3) Indore Gharana
(4) Gwalior Gharana
21. Where do you find 
(1) Chitrangada
(2) Chandalika
(3) Valmiki Prativa
(4) Kalmrigaya
22. Find out the first song of the play ‘Natir puja’ ?
(1) Pub haowate dey dola
(2) Purba gagana bhage
(3) Purba chaler pane takai
(4) Pub sagarero par hote
23. Identify the correct raga and taala of ‘Rakho rakho re jibane’ :
(1) Behag – jhaptal
(2) Shyam – Trital
(3) Rajbijoy – Teoda
(4) Kafi – Ektal
24. The song ‘Malino mukho chandrama tomari’ is written by :
(1) Rabindranath Tagore
(2) Rathindranath Tagore
(3) Dwijendranath Tagore
(4) Jyotirindranath Tagore
25. Find out the odd one :
(1) Ami chai tare
(2) Amay doshi karo
(3) Kshama karo probhu
(4) Tabe ay sabe ay tora
26. The closing song of Saradotsab/Rinshodh is :
(1) Amar nayan bhulano ele
(2) Naba kunda dhabala dala
(3) Amala dhabala pale legechhe
(4) Amra bendhechhi kasher guchchha
27. Identify (as per Rabindranath’s text of the drama Prayashchitta) the raga and tala of Nati’s song “Na bole Jeyona chole minati kari” :
(1) paraj, dadra
(2) paraj, kaharba
(3) paraj, ektal
(4) paraj, adatheka
28. What is Rabindranath’s poetical work just prior to Gitanjali (in Bengali) ?
(1) Utsarga
(2) Naivedya
(3) Kheya
(4) Sisu
29. In which paryay the song “Sukher majhe tomay dekhechi” is included ?
(1) Puja
(2) Puja O Prarthana
(3) Bichitra
(4) Prem O Prakriti
30. In which drama the song “Ami ki bole koribo nibedano” is included ?
(1) Grihaprabesh
(2) Bosikaron
(3) Shodhbodh
(4) Paritran
31. In which raga the song “Mandire mamo ke” is included ?
(1) Adana
(2) Todi
(3) Maroyan
(4) Khambaj
32 In which year Tagore wrote Raja O Rani ?
(1) 1887
(2) 1888
(3) 1889
(4) 1890
33. In which year ‘Manasi’ was published ?
(1) 1889
(2) 1890
(3) 1891
(4) 1892
34. In which year ‘Guru’ was published ?
(1) 1915
(2) 1916
(3) 1918
(4) 1917
35. Find out the song which is not in the raga ‘Paraj’ :
(1) Ogo swapna sarupini
(2) Khelar chhale sajiye
(3) Khelar sathi biday
(4) Aji ei gandha bidhura
36. Trace out the correct pair from the following :
(1) Ruitan – Tomay gan sonab
(2) Madhusri – De lo sakhi de
(3) Kumar – Jeo na jeo na phire
(4) Bishu pagal – Amar paran jaha chay
37. ‘Swarge tomay niye Jabe uriye’ is from :
(1) Tasher desh
(2) Chirokumar sabha/prajapatir nirbandha
(3) Sapmochan
(4) Mayar Khela
38. Identify the last line of ‘Megh bolechhe jabo jabo’ :
(1) Sei howyate hriday amar nuiye
(2) Mrityu lao he bandhan chhinre
(3) Dhara debo tomay
(4) Maran bale ami tomar
39. Identify the third stanza of ‘Desha Desha nandita kari’ :
(1) jara tabo shakti lavilo
(2) janagana patha tab jayaratha
(3) Nutanyuga suryo uthilo
(4) Bighnabipada duksha harana
40. Match List-I with List-II :
41. Identify the song of Tagore’s last life :
(1) Barisha dhara majhe
(2) Barsha oi gelo chole
(3) Barsha gelo britha gelo
(4) Barshana mandrita andhakare
42. Which one (of the following four songs) includes all the twelve notes ?
(1) Andhar rate ekla pagal
(2) Amader Santiniketan
(3) Aj akasher maner katha
(4) Aji sanjher yamunay go
43. In which play Tagore played the role of Nataraja ?
(1) Nataraja
(2) Sravangatha
(3) Sesh-Barshan
(4) Raja
44. Arrange pitchwise all the chromatic half-notes :
45. “The pulse of India throbs in her music and dance-dramas.” Who asserted this and in which book ?
(1) Peggy Holroyde, Indian Music
(2) Subhankar, Sangeet Damodar
(3) Susanne K. Langer, Feeling and Form
(4) G. W. F. Hegel, Lectures on Fine Arts
46. Argument (A) : Human memory is not strong enough. Human voice is flexible, resulting in change of tune.
Judgement (J) : Notation is absolutely necessary.
(1) (A) is fact-based truth and (J) is a correct judgement.
(2) (A) is not necessarily true. So, (J) is not tenable.
(3) (J) is not absolute true since an artist hardly cares for notation.
(4) I ignore (A), so there is no validity of (J).
47. What is the last line of the song “Amar kantho hote gan ke nilo “ ?
(1) Amar swapna majhe dey Je ki dol dulaye
(2) Tomare kari namaskar
(3) Biday prater utalake pichu dake
(4) Disahara sei Akule
48. Find out the wrong pair :
(1) Sarala Devi Chowdhurani – Jibaner Jharapata
(2) Shantidev Ghosh – Gurudev Rabindranath O Adhunik Bharatiya- Nritya
(3) Sita Devi – Amader Shantiniketan
(4) Pratima Devi – Nritya
49. Pick out the song not belonging to the spring :
(1) Ebar elo somoy re tor
(2) Sab dibi ke Sab dibi pay
(3) Ami ekla cholechi e bhabe
(4) Se kibhabe gopan rabe
50. “E path gechhe konkhane go”- the song used in the voice of :
(1) Nalinaksha in Goray Galod
(2) Panchak in Achalayatan
(3) Sudarshana in Raja
(4) Dhananjoy in Muktodhara
51. Find out the song not set to trital :
(1) Shaona gagone ghora ghanoghata
(2) Ki dibo Tomai
(3) Sesh nahi ye sesh katha
(4) Dao he hriday bhare dao
52. Which is not from the ‘Gan’ sub-category of Puja :
(1) Tomar kache e bar magi
(2) Ganer bhitar diye Jakhan
(3) Kabe ami bahir holem
(4) Amar Je gan tomar paras
53. Read the notation and answer the following four consecutive questions :
Recognise the song :
(1) Maan Abhiman
(2) Sara baras dekhine ma
(3) Nayan mele dekhi amay
(4) Banchan banchi Maren mori
54. Pick the odd ‘Tal’ out from these four beat rhythmic Patterns.
(1) Dao he hriday bhore dao
(2) Dujane dekha holo
(3) Ore bhai Phagun legeche bone
(4) Nisidina moro Parane
55. Identify the song with the help of this notation :
(1) Prathamo alor charana
(2) Prathamo yuger udaya
(3) Prathamo adi taba
(4) Protidino tabo gatha
56. Identify the song with the help of this notation :
(1) Aro aghat saibe amaro
(2) Aro ektu boso tumi
(3) Aro aro prabhu aro aro
(4) Aro chai je aro chai go
57. Match List-I with List-II :
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60. Match List-I with List-II :
61. Match List-I with List-II :
62. Match List-I with List-II :
63. Match List-I with List-II :
64. Match List-I with List-II :
65. Match List-I with List-II :
66. Match the following :
67. Arrange in order of paryay as mentioned in ‘Gitabitan’ :
(a) Nilanjano chaya
(b) Tomar anando oi go
(c) Nai ba dako roibo tomar
(d) Dekha na dekhay mesa he
Code :
(1) (c), (a), (b), (d)
(2) (c), (a), (d), (b)
(3) (a), (c), (d), (b)
(4) (d), (b), (a), (c)
68. Arrange the following plays according to their chronological sequence :
(a) Prayaschitta
(b) Byangokoutuk
(c) Raja
(d) Sarodotsab
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(3) (b), (d), (a), (c)
(4) (c), (a), (d), (b)
69. Arrange the songs chronologically :
(a) Basante aaj dharar chitta
(b) Aar nai Je deri, nai Je deri
(c) Prano bhariye trisha horiye
(d) Prane khushir tuphan utheche
Code :
(1) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(2) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(3) (d), (a), (b), (c)
(4) (a), (c), (b), (d)
70. Reasoning (R) : “Bina bajao he mama antare” is in purabi ragini, meant for day – ending or sun – down time.
Assertion (A) : This song should not be selected for the morning prayer session.
Code :
(1) Both the Reasoning (R) and Assertion (A) are correct.
(2) (R) is correct, (A) is irrelevant.
(3) (R) is incorrect, (A) becomes falsified.
(4) Both (R) and (A) are meaningless.
71. Assertion (A) : In human affairs, there is some freedom within a small range.
Reason (R) : Man is endowed with free will even in the discipline of the law of causality.
In the context of these two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
Code :
(1) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(2) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(3) (R) is not proper explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Read the following passage and answer the following four questions (Q. No. 72 to Q. No. 75) :
The Tagorean phrase “Man – in – the – universe” is reflected on the song “Maha visve mahakashe mahakal majhe /Ami manav ekaki bhrami vishmaye, bhrami vishmaye”. A grand imagery of the macro – cosmos is reflected on the very first line of the song, which reminds us of the young Tagore’s acquaintance with the terrestrial world by virtue of his father’s casual lessons at Bolpur and thereafter at Dalhousy area of the Himalayas. From the very boyhood Tagore had been keenly interested in the astronomical positions of stars, planets and constellations in the infinite space. He had been getting amazed in the mystery of classical mechanics throughout his lifes resulting in innumerable songs. For another example, there is :
Akash bhara surya tara
Visva bhara pran
Tahari majhkhane ami
Peycehhi mor sthan.
Moreover, at the fag end of his life – span Tagore wrote an excellent book of cosmology. It is Visva Parichay.
72. Where did the young Tagore receive his first lessons of astronomy from his father ?
(1) At Bolpur
(2) At Jorasanko residency
(3) At Silaidaha
(4) At the Golden Temple of Amritsar
73. What is Tagore’s coinage to designate the glorious entity of man’s existence 
(1) Amritasya Putrah
(2) Man in his society
(3) Man, the worshipper
(4) Man – in – the – Universe
74. What you mean by macro cosmos ?
(1) Creation the great
(2) An American flower plant
(3) A cluster of raisin
(4) The divine ethos
75. Cite a third example (apart from”Maha visve mahakashe” and “Akash bhara surya tara”) to exemplify man’s dynamic role in the infinite space time ensemble :
(1) Jani jani kon adikal hote bhasale amare jibaner srote
(2) He sakha mama hridaye raho
(3) Jogi he, Jogi he, ke tumi hridi asane
(4) Sundar bate taba angadakhani
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