HINDUSTANI MUSIC
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Which Shastra’s help is required to set a chhand into a ‘tala’ ?
(1) Pingal Shastra
(2) Kaku
(3) Dingal Shastra
(4) Swarit
2. In a ‘tala’, where number of ‘matras’ are not placed equally in all the vibhagas but arranged in two different ways, is known as
(1) Sampadi
(2) Vishampadi
(3) Mishrapadi
(4) Ubhaypadi
3. How many players or singers are required to render the musical composition ‘Quintet’ ?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 10
(4) 15
4. Match the following according to the similarity of notes and choose the correct code :
5. Which scholar elucidated the unequal interval of shruties through ‘Shruti Darpan’ ?
(1) Vyankatmakhi
(2) Ramamatya
(3) Acharya Brihaspati
(4) Bharat
6. Match the following scholars according to their ideology related to ‘Rasa’ and choose the correct code :
7. Ledger lines are used
(1) to write notes, in addition to the clef
(2) to write key signature
(3) to write bar lines
(4) to write essential key signature
8. Bharat has mentioned how many ‘Vyabhichari Bhavas’ ?
(1) 4
(2) 33
(3) 6
(4) 36
9. According to Bharat, ‘Shanka’ and ‘Glaani’ are included under which ‘Bhava’ ?
(1) Sanchari
(2) Sthai
(3) Vibhav
(4) Anubhav
10. Match the following according to ‘Shruti-Swara’ placement of Bhatkhande and Choose the correct code :
11. Which Raga is not a ‘Ragang-Raga’ ?
(1) Bhairav
(2) Todi
(3) Nat
(4) Bhimpalasi
12. Which two ‘ragas’ are commonly mentioned as male ragas by the four sects – Someshwar, Bharat, Kallinath and Hanumat in their Raga-Ragini classification ?
(1) Shri – Megh
(2) Malkauns – Basant
(3) Pancham – Natnarayan
(4) Natnarayan – Bhairav
13. Choose the odd one :
(1) Kriti
(2) Padam
(3) Varnam
(4) Trivat
14. Choose the odd one :
(1) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
(2) Barkat Ali Khan
(3) Munavvar Ali Khan
(4) Sadiq Ali Khan
15. ‘Murcchana’ consisting of ‘Antar-Kakli’ is named by Bharat as
(1) Sadharankrita
(2) Asadharana
(3) Mishra
(4) Khand
16. Out of the following, select the ‘ragas’ having ‘Ma-Sa’ Vadi-Samvadi :
I. Khamaj
II. Bahar
III. Bhimpalasi
IV. Bihag
V. Miyan Malhar
(1) II, III, V
(2) I, III, IV, V
(3) I, II, IV
(4) V only
17. If ‘shudha Ga-Ni’ of ‘Raga-Bhairav’ converts into komal ‘Ga-Ni, it will become raga
(1) Paraj
(2) Darbari Kanhda
(3) Ahir Bhairav
(4) Bhairvi
18. Match the following and choose the correct code :
19. Raga Deshkar belongs to which Thata ?
(1) Purvi
(2) Bilawal
(3) Marwa
(4) Khamaj
20. What is the name of 5th chapter of Sangit Samaysar ?
(1) Ragadhyay
(2) Prabandha adhyay
(3) Vadyadhyay
(4) Taladhyay
21. What is the name of 2nd string of sitar ?
(1) Baj ka Tar
(2) Jodi ka tar
(3) Chikari ka tar
(4) Pancham ka tar
22. Which one is not Marga Taal ?
(1) Chachatput
(2) Sampakkestak
(3) Udghatta
(4) Singhavikram
23. Pen name of Firoz Khan is
(1) Adarang
(2) Dilrang
(3) Surrang
(4) Chaturang
24. Which instrument has frets ?
(1) Tanpura
(2) Esraj
(3) Sarod
(4) Ektara
25. Alauddin Sangit Academy is situated at :
(1) Lucknow
(2) Amritsar
(3) Bhopal
(4) Kolkata
26. Which one is the name of a note of Vedic Sangit ?
(1) Chyut Sadja
(2) Shadji
(3) Krusta
(4) Prithula
27. Which one of the following tala is appropriate to accompany withVilambit Khayal ?
(1) Tilwada
(2) Teevra
(3) Choutal
(4) Dadra
28. Who was the father of Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar ?
(1) Ziauddin Dagar
(2) Moinuddin Dagar
(3) Nasiruddin Dagar
(4) Fahimuddin Dagar
29. In which raga of the following ‘Ni’ is not used ?
(1) Bhairav
(2) Bangal Bhairav
(3) Bairagi Bhairav
(4) Ramkali
30. Choose the odd one of the following :
(1) Sitar
(2) Guitar
(3) Sarangi
(4) Tanpura
31. Razakhani baj was introduced by
(1) Raza Ali Khan
(2) Rajras Khan
(3) Ghulam Raza Khan
(4) Masit Khan
32. How many strings were there in ‘Alapini Veena’ ?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 9
(4) 1
33. Who is the Khayal singer of the following ?
(1) Begum Akhtar
(2) Nikhil Banerjee
(3) Nasir Ahmed Khan
(4) Zahoor Ahmed Khan
34. In 
GR phrase, if you consider the S as P and repeat the same phrase which raga will be revealed ?
(1) Hamir
(2) Chhayanat
(3) Kamod
(4) Kedar
35. Which swara of Karnatak Music is equal to Shuddha Gandhar of Hindustani music ?
(1) Sadharan Gandhar
(2) Chaturshruti Rishabh
(3) Trishruti Rishabh
(4) Antar Gandhar
36. Difference in Anibaddha and Nibaddha is because of
(1) Gamak
(2) Taal
(3) Meend
(4) Sthaya
37. Name of the commentary on Sangeet Ratnakar in ‘Braj-Bhasha’ is :
(1) Setu
(2) Rasikpriya
(3) Hetu
(4) Sangeet Sudhakar
38. Total number of texts written by Bhavbhatta are
(1) Four
(2) Five
(3) Three
(4) Nine
39. Which note is changed in Raga Bhimpalasi to obtain Raga Patdeep ?
(1) Rishabh
(2) Gandhar
(3) Nishad
(4) Dhaiwat
40. ‘Parivadini’ is the variety of :
(1) Tatta
(2) Avnadh
(3) Sushir
(4) Ghana
41. What is ‘Chatushkal’ ?
(1) High speed
(2) Slow speed
(3) Gamak variety
(4) Taan variety
42. Choose the correct code :
Assertion (A) : Miyan Malhar, Bahar and Basant are seasonal Ragas.
Reason (R) : Seasonal Ragas can be performed anytime during the respective seson.
Codes :
(1) (A) is true and (R) is false
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true
43. ‘Kalopanta’ is a Murcchana of :
(1) Madhyam Grama
(2) Desi Grama
(3) Pancham Grama
(4) Margi Grama
44. Choose the odd group :
(1) Todi – Multani
(2) Darbari – Adana
(3) Bhupali – Deshkar
(4) Shuddha Kalyan – Shuddha Sarang
45. ‘Jatra’ belongs to which State ?
(1) Punjab
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Bengal
(4) Kerala
46. Choose the correct chronological order of texts :
(1) Sangeet Raj, Sangeet Suddhakar, Anup Sangeet Vilas
(2) Anup Sangeet Vilas, Sangeet Raj, Sangeet Suddhakar
(3) Sangeet Suddhakar, Sangeet Raj, Anup Sangeet Vilas
(4) Sangeet Raj, Anup Sangeet Vilas, Sangeet Suddhakar
47. Ustad Natthan Khan belonged to which Gharana ?
(1) Patiala
(2) Agra
(3) Jaipur
(4) Delhi
48. ‘R G R S’ belongs to which Ang ?
(1) Todi
(2) Kalyan
(3) Purvi
(4) Kafi
49. Match the following and choose the correct code :
50. Which Raga does not belongs to Khamaj Thata ?
(1) Jhinjhoti
(2) Pilu
(3) Tilang
(4) Tilak Kamod
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