MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL MCQs
1. what is called one shruti difference between shadaj gramic pancham and madhyam gramic pancham?
1) sarna 2) lima 3) praman shruti 4) k. antar
Ans: 3
2. when maihar band has been established by ustad allauddin khan ?
1) 1917 2) 1925 3) 1918 4) 1921
Ans: 3
3. who is called the grand father of karnatak music ?
1) purander das 2) shyama shastri 3) tyagraj 4) mutthu swamy
Ans: 1
4. sign of karnataka triput tal is
1) 1100 2) 1011 3) 1uo 4) 100
Ans: 4
5. what is the name of karnataka music's 'antar gandhar' and 'kakali nishad' in hindustani music ?
1) komal ga ni 2) shudha ga ni 3) komal re dha 4) shudha re dha
Ans: 2
6. which artist belongs to imdad khani baj ?
1) ustad inayat khan 2) pandit ravi shankar 3) abdul halim jafar khan 4) pandit balram Pathak
Ans: 1
7. famous artist of ghatam instrument is
1) vikku vinayak ram 2) bal murli krishanan 3) palghat mani aiyyer 4) t.n. krishanan
Ans: 1
8. who is the founder of modern orchestra ?
1) beethoven
2) hyjan
3) mozart
4) bach
Ans: 2
9. how many wires are there in vipanchi veena ?
1) 7 2) 12 3) 9 4) 22
Ans: 3
10. what was the other name of ' gaj ', in vedic period ?
1) kon 2) mijrab 3) jawa 4) ishika
Ans: 4
11. how many wires on veena were used by sharangder in 'sarna' ?
1) 12 2) 29 3) 7 4) 22
Ans: 4
12. name the instrument of hafiz ali khan's tradition :
1) sitar 2) veena 3) sarod 4) surbahar
Ans: 3
13. who was the first to introduce 'parde' on 'veena' ?
1) sharang dev 2) narad 3) ahobal 4) matang
Ans: 4
14. how many swars are mentioned in natyashastra, in addition to the seven ' shudh swars ' ?
1) 5 2) 2 3) 7 4) 29
Ans: 2
15. which is the ' tal ' instrument of karnataka music ?
1) chenda 2) nadswaram 3) gottuvadyam 4) khol
Ans: 1
16. the sect of abhinav gupt on 'ras' theory is known as
1) muktivad 2) uttapatti vad 3) abhivyakti vad 4) anukriti vad
Ans: 3
17. name the type of wave from following
1) resonance 2) interval 3) differentiation 4) longitudinal
Ans: 4
18. how many circles of shudh madhyam are there in 72 that ?
1) 6 2) 36 3) 12 4) 2 72
Ans: 1
19. what is the base to find shudh dhivat on the wire of veena by ahobal ?
1) shadaj madhyam bhav 2) shadjanter samvad
3) shadaj pancham bhav 4) shadaj nishad bhav
Ans: 3
20. who is the composer of rag 'chandra nandan' ?
1) pandit ravi shankar 2) ustad vilayat khan
3) ustad ali akbar khan 4) ustad allauddin khan
Ans: 3
21. tick mark on the correct group of 'sanchari bahva'
1) nirvedglaniaavegchinta 2) satvikvachikagnikaaharya
3) shringarkarunveerbhayanak 4) vismayajugupsaadbhutunmaad
Ans: 1
22. what is the ' gunottar ' of shadaj madhyam bhav ?
1) 5/4 2) 3/2 3) 16/15 4) 4/3
Ans: 4
23. bundu khan of delhi gharana was known for the instrument
1) sarod 2) sitar 3) sur bahar 4) sarangi
Ans: 4
24. which one is similar to chord in western music ?
1) triads 2) obo 3) selesta 4) cantata
Ans: 1
25. when swar frequency is less then the pitch will be
1) increased 2) decreased 3) constant 4) ' asthir
Ans: 2
26. according swasthanan niyam the fourth note from ' anshaswara ' is called
1) sthai 2) dwaiyardh 3) ardh stith 4) dwigun
Ans: 2
27. what is the sthai bhav of 'shant rasa ?
1) nirved 2) rati
3) veer 4) karun
Ans: 1
28. "alamban and uddipan" are types of
1) vibhav 2) anubhav 3) bhav 4) sanchari bhav
Ans: 1
29. which are the 'sam bhakti' in vedic sangeet ?
1) udatt anudatt 2) udgith pratihar 3) mandra artiswar 4) archik anarchic
Ans: 2
30.what is echo ?
1) reflection of sound 2) reverberation of sound 3) refraction of sound 4) interference of sound
Ans: 2
31. who is composer of panchratna kriti ?
1) m.s. subbalaxmi 2) mutthu swami 3) tyagraj 4) shyama shastra
Ans: 3
32. which is the sushir instrument in karnataki panch vadyam ?
1) comboo 2) timila 3) iddaka 4) ilathalam
Ans: 1
33. who is the first recepient of padam shree and sangit natak academy award among the following instrumentalists ?
1) allauddin khan 2) hafiz ali khan 3) ali akbar khan 4) radhika mohan
Ans: 1
34. according to shrangdev how many rags are there in sangeet ratnakar ?
1) 484 2) 264 3) 75 4) 200
Ans: 2
35. mahari is related to which dance style ?
1) bharat natyam 2) kathak 3) manipuri 4) odissi
Ans: 4
36. who had used vocal technique in tantrakari ?
1) sharan rani 2) m. rajan 3) vilayat khan 4) ali akbar khan
Ans: 3
37. when and where gandharva maha vidhyala has been established ?
1) mumbai 1910 2) karachi 1914 3) kolkata 1921 4) lahore
Ans: 4
38. chose the odd :
1) resonance 2) reverberation 3) frequency 4) anupallavi
Ans: 4
39. which karnatik ' mel ' group is equivalent to bhairvi, purvi and khamaj thaat respectively ?
1) mukhari, nat bhairvi,gamanshriya 2) kharhar priya, hanumat todi, harikamboji
3) hanumat todi, kamvardhini, harikamboji 4) nat bhairavi, gaman shriya, sankrabharan
Ans: 3
40. maximam how many rags can be created from one "that" ?
1) 784 2) 484 3) 984 4) 684
Ans: 2
41. two string veena is
1) kinnari 2) nakul
3) chitra 4) ghosh wati
Ans: 2
42. the types of orchestra mentioned in sangeet ratnakar are
1) tat , avnaddh , natya 2) tat , vitat , ghan
3) uttam , madhyam , adham 4) laghu , guru , plut
Ans: 3
43. which out of the following has not contributed in the development of indian orchestra ?
1) ustad allaudin khan 2) makhanlal chaturvedi
3) timir varan 4) vishnu das shirali
Ans: 2
44. how many beats are there in the 'ektal' of ' khand jati ' in south india tal system
1) 8 2) 5 3) 9 4) 7
Ans: 2
45. the name of first and last shruti is
1) preeti raudri 2) ramya ugra 3) tivra kshobhini 4) dayavati manda
Ans: 3
46. chitra veena is first mentioned in
1) brihaddeshi 2) sangeet ratnakar 3) sangeet parijat 4) natyashastra
Ans: 4
47. which avnaddh vadya is used in manipuri dance ?
1) tabla 2) pung 3) dholak 4) madal
Ans: 2
48. medieval 'shudha thata' is known by which name in the modern period ?
1) bilaval 2) asavari 3) kalyan 4) kafi
Ans: 4
49. which treatise was written by mohammed raza in 19th century ?
1) marifunnagamat 2) nagmate asfi 3) tashrihul mausiki 4) sarmaye Ishrat
Ans: 2
50. the credit for establishing 'aesthetics as an independent subject goes to
1) krouche 2) kalingwood 3) bam garten 4) george william
Ans: 3
1) sarna 2) lima 3) praman shruti 4) k. antar
Ans: 3
2. when maihar band has been established by ustad allauddin khan ?
1) 1917 2) 1925 3) 1918 4) 1921
Ans: 3
3. who is called the grand father of karnatak music ?
1) purander das 2) shyama shastri 3) tyagraj 4) mutthu swamy
Ans: 1
4. sign of karnataka triput tal is
1) 1100 2) 1011 3) 1uo 4) 100
Ans: 4
5. what is the name of karnataka music's 'antar gandhar' and 'kakali nishad' in hindustani music ?
1) komal ga ni 2) shudha ga ni 3) komal re dha 4) shudha re dha
Ans: 2
6. which artist belongs to imdad khani baj ?
1) ustad inayat khan 2) pandit ravi shankar 3) abdul halim jafar khan 4) pandit balram Pathak
Ans: 1
7. famous artist of ghatam instrument is
1) vikku vinayak ram 2) bal murli krishanan 3) palghat mani aiyyer 4) t.n. krishanan
Ans: 1
8. who is the founder of modern orchestra ?
1) beethoven
2) hyjan
3) mozart
4) bach
Ans: 2
9. how many wires are there in vipanchi veena ?
1) 7 2) 12 3) 9 4) 22
Ans: 3
10. what was the other name of ' gaj ', in vedic period ?
1) kon 2) mijrab 3) jawa 4) ishika
Ans: 4
11. how many wires on veena were used by sharangder in 'sarna' ?
1) 12 2) 29 3) 7 4) 22
Ans: 4
12. name the instrument of hafiz ali khan's tradition :
1) sitar 2) veena 3) sarod 4) surbahar
Ans: 3
13. who was the first to introduce 'parde' on 'veena' ?
1) sharang dev 2) narad 3) ahobal 4) matang
Ans: 4
14. how many swars are mentioned in natyashastra, in addition to the seven ' shudh swars ' ?
1) 5 2) 2 3) 7 4) 29
Ans: 2
15. which is the ' tal ' instrument of karnataka music ?
1) chenda 2) nadswaram 3) gottuvadyam 4) khol
Ans: 1
16. the sect of abhinav gupt on 'ras' theory is known as
1) muktivad 2) uttapatti vad 3) abhivyakti vad 4) anukriti vad
Ans: 3
17. name the type of wave from following
1) resonance 2) interval 3) differentiation 4) longitudinal
Ans: 4
18. how many circles of shudh madhyam are there in 72 that ?
1) 6 2) 36 3) 12 4) 2 72
Ans: 1
19. what is the base to find shudh dhivat on the wire of veena by ahobal ?
1) shadaj madhyam bhav 2) shadjanter samvad
3) shadaj pancham bhav 4) shadaj nishad bhav
Ans: 3
20. who is the composer of rag 'chandra nandan' ?
1) pandit ravi shankar 2) ustad vilayat khan
3) ustad ali akbar khan 4) ustad allauddin khan
Ans: 3
21. tick mark on the correct group of 'sanchari bahva'
1) nirvedglaniaavegchinta 2) satvikvachikagnikaaharya
3) shringarkarunveerbhayanak 4) vismayajugupsaadbhutunmaad
Ans: 1
22. what is the ' gunottar ' of shadaj madhyam bhav ?
1) 5/4 2) 3/2 3) 16/15 4) 4/3
Ans: 4
23. bundu khan of delhi gharana was known for the instrument
1) sarod 2) sitar 3) sur bahar 4) sarangi
Ans: 4
24. which one is similar to chord in western music ?
1) triads 2) obo 3) selesta 4) cantata
Ans: 1
25. when swar frequency is less then the pitch will be
1) increased 2) decreased 3) constant 4) ' asthir
Ans: 2
26. according swasthanan niyam the fourth note from ' anshaswara ' is called
1) sthai 2) dwaiyardh 3) ardh stith 4) dwigun
Ans: 2
27. what is the sthai bhav of 'shant rasa ?
1) nirved 2) rati
3) veer 4) karun
Ans: 1
28. "alamban and uddipan" are types of
1) vibhav 2) anubhav 3) bhav 4) sanchari bhav
Ans: 1
29. which are the 'sam bhakti' in vedic sangeet ?
1) udatt anudatt 2) udgith pratihar 3) mandra artiswar 4) archik anarchic
Ans: 2
30.what is echo ?
1) reflection of sound 2) reverberation of sound 3) refraction of sound 4) interference of sound
Ans: 2
31. who is composer of panchratna kriti ?
1) m.s. subbalaxmi 2) mutthu swami 3) tyagraj 4) shyama shastra
Ans: 3
32. which is the sushir instrument in karnataki panch vadyam ?
1) comboo 2) timila 3) iddaka 4) ilathalam
Ans: 1
33. who is the first recepient of padam shree and sangit natak academy award among the following instrumentalists ?
1) allauddin khan 2) hafiz ali khan 3) ali akbar khan 4) radhika mohan
Ans: 1
34. according to shrangdev how many rags are there in sangeet ratnakar ?
1) 484 2) 264 3) 75 4) 200
Ans: 2
35. mahari is related to which dance style ?
1) bharat natyam 2) kathak 3) manipuri 4) odissi
Ans: 4
36. who had used vocal technique in tantrakari ?
1) sharan rani 2) m. rajan 3) vilayat khan 4) ali akbar khan
Ans: 3
37. when and where gandharva maha vidhyala has been established ?
1) mumbai 1910 2) karachi 1914 3) kolkata 1921 4) lahore
Ans: 4
38. chose the odd :
1) resonance 2) reverberation 3) frequency 4) anupallavi
Ans: 4
39. which karnatik ' mel ' group is equivalent to bhairvi, purvi and khamaj thaat respectively ?
1) mukhari, nat bhairvi,gamanshriya 2) kharhar priya, hanumat todi, harikamboji
3) hanumat todi, kamvardhini, harikamboji 4) nat bhairavi, gaman shriya, sankrabharan
Ans: 3
40. maximam how many rags can be created from one "that" ?
1) 784 2) 484 3) 984 4) 684
Ans: 2
41. two string veena is
1) kinnari 2) nakul
3) chitra 4) ghosh wati
Ans: 2
42. the types of orchestra mentioned in sangeet ratnakar are
1) tat , avnaddh , natya 2) tat , vitat , ghan
3) uttam , madhyam , adham 4) laghu , guru , plut
Ans: 3
43. which out of the following has not contributed in the development of indian orchestra ?
1) ustad allaudin khan 2) makhanlal chaturvedi
3) timir varan 4) vishnu das shirali
Ans: 2
44. how many beats are there in the 'ektal' of ' khand jati ' in south india tal system
1) 8 2) 5 3) 9 4) 7
Ans: 2
45. the name of first and last shruti is
1) preeti raudri 2) ramya ugra 3) tivra kshobhini 4) dayavati manda
Ans: 3
46. chitra veena is first mentioned in
1) brihaddeshi 2) sangeet ratnakar 3) sangeet parijat 4) natyashastra
Ans: 4
47. which avnaddh vadya is used in manipuri dance ?
1) tabla 2) pung 3) dholak 4) madal
Ans: 2
48. medieval 'shudha thata' is known by which name in the modern period ?
1) bilaval 2) asavari 3) kalyan 4) kafi
Ans: 4
49. which treatise was written by mohammed raza in 19th century ?
1) marifunnagamat 2) nagmate asfi 3) tashrihul mausiki 4) sarmaye Ishrat
Ans: 2
50. the credit for establishing 'aesthetics as an independent subject goes to
1) krouche 2) kalingwood 3) bam garten 4) george william
Ans: 3
51. gottuvadhyam is also known as
1) mahanatak veena 2) gatra veena 3) rudra vena 4) vichitra veena
Ans: 1
52. the composition, based on foot work in kathak is
1) uthaan 2) tatkar 3) taan 4) aalaripu
Ans: 2
53. 'atodya' term is used in natyashastra for
1) vocal 2) dance & instruments 3) vocal & dance 4) instruments
Ans: 4
54. the treatise of pt. bhatkhande for theoritical knowledge of music are
1) raag vibodh, sangitanjali 2) abhinav rag manjari , shri mallaksya sangeet
3) sangeet bhashya , abhinav darpan 4) rag manjari, sangeet sar
Ans: 2
55. "valja pet" style is established in the traditon of
1) shyama shastri 2) subrahmanayam swami
3) muttu swami dixitar 4) tyagraj
Ans: 4
56. the gharana of zakir hussain is
1) punjab 2) banaras 3) seniya 4) nanapanse
Ans: 1
57. according to carleseashore what is not important for music education ?
1) ear training 2) notation 3) tone production 4) skill talking
Ans: 4
58. the composition "panngendra shayanam " of swati tirunal is
1) ragmalika 2) tal malika 3) kriti 4) kirtnam
Ans: 1
59. which term was used for string insruments in vedic period ?
1) yama 2) sam 3) veena 4) tantra kari
Ans: 3
60. modern shruti swar distibution is
1) 4 7 9 13 17 20 2 2
2) 1 5 8 10 14 18 21
3) 1 4 7 10 14 17 20
4) 4 7 10 14 18 20 22
Ans: 2
61. what is the base of harmony ?
1) chords 2) tal 3) rest 4) Shruti
Ans: 1
62. another name of dhruv tal of karnataka music is
1) shree kar 2) shankh 3) sam 4) patti
Ans: 1
63. which one is a string instrument among the following
1) bheri 2) patah 3) vaan 4) dundubhi
Ans: 3
64. orchestra of pandit ravi shanker "karvan" is based on which tal ?
1) kaharva 2) jhap tal 3) dadra 4) roopak
Ans: 4
65. "puruliya and mayur bhanj" are related to which dance style ?
1) kathak 2) chhau 3) manipuri 4) bharatnatyam
Ans: 2
66. vempatti chinna satyam is related to which dance form ?
1) kathak 2) kath kali 3) kuchi pudi 4) manipuri
Ans: 3
67. mellowness of definate interval between two sounds in known as
1) consonant 2) oscillation 3) vibration 4) amplitude
Ans: 1
68. what was the order of swars in vedic sangeet ?
1) arohi 2) avrohi 3) margi 4) sanchari
Ans: 2
69. the last couplet of a gazal, which includes the pen name of poet is known as
1) makhta 2) matla 3) kafia 4) radif
Ans: 1
70. match veenas according to their number of wires
(a). matt kokila (i). 01
(b). brahm veena (ii). 03
(c). chitra venna (iii). 21
(d). alapini veena (iv). 07
1) a-iii, b-iv , c-i , d-ii
2) a-ii, b-i , c-iii , d-iv
3) a-iii , b-i, c-iv, d-ii
4) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
Ans: 3
71. match the classical dance with their originator folk dance
(a). bharat natyam (i). gotipua
(b). manipuri (ii).kutiyattam
( c ). odissi (iii). devdasi attam
(d). kathkali (iv). lai haroba
1) a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
2) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
3) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
4) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
Ans: 4
72. which elements are required for 'aahat nad' ?
1) air and light
2) soil and water
3) fire and air
4) soil and light
Ans: 3
73. madhyam swar is placed on which shruti, according to the ancient and modern scholars ?
1) 7th and 9th
2) 9th and 10th
3) 10th and 8th
4) 13th and 10th
Ans: 4
1) mahanatak veena 2) gatra veena 3) rudra vena 4) vichitra veena
Ans: 1
52. the composition, based on foot work in kathak is
1) uthaan 2) tatkar 3) taan 4) aalaripu
Ans: 2
53. 'atodya' term is used in natyashastra for
1) vocal 2) dance & instruments 3) vocal & dance 4) instruments
Ans: 4
54. the treatise of pt. bhatkhande for theoritical knowledge of music are
1) raag vibodh, sangitanjali 2) abhinav rag manjari , shri mallaksya sangeet
3) sangeet bhashya , abhinav darpan 4) rag manjari, sangeet sar
Ans: 2
55. "valja pet" style is established in the traditon of
1) shyama shastri 2) subrahmanayam swami
3) muttu swami dixitar 4) tyagraj
Ans: 4
56. the gharana of zakir hussain is
1) punjab 2) banaras 3) seniya 4) nanapanse
Ans: 1
57. according to carleseashore what is not important for music education ?
1) ear training 2) notation 3) tone production 4) skill talking
Ans: 4
58. the composition "panngendra shayanam " of swati tirunal is
1) ragmalika 2) tal malika 3) kriti 4) kirtnam
Ans: 1
59. which term was used for string insruments in vedic period ?
1) yama 2) sam 3) veena 4) tantra kari
Ans: 3
60. modern shruti swar distibution is
1) 4 7 9 13 17 20 2 2
2) 1 5 8 10 14 18 21
3) 1 4 7 10 14 17 20
4) 4 7 10 14 18 20 22
Ans: 2
61. what is the base of harmony ?
1) chords 2) tal 3) rest 4) Shruti
Ans: 1
62. another name of dhruv tal of karnataka music is
1) shree kar 2) shankh 3) sam 4) patti
Ans: 1
63. which one is a string instrument among the following
1) bheri 2) patah 3) vaan 4) dundubhi
Ans: 3
64. orchestra of pandit ravi shanker "karvan" is based on which tal ?
1) kaharva 2) jhap tal 3) dadra 4) roopak
Ans: 4
65. "puruliya and mayur bhanj" are related to which dance style ?
1) kathak 2) chhau 3) manipuri 4) bharatnatyam
Ans: 2
66. vempatti chinna satyam is related to which dance form ?
1) kathak 2) kath kali 3) kuchi pudi 4) manipuri
Ans: 3
67. mellowness of definate interval between two sounds in known as
1) consonant 2) oscillation 3) vibration 4) amplitude
Ans: 1
68. what was the order of swars in vedic sangeet ?
1) arohi 2) avrohi 3) margi 4) sanchari
Ans: 2
69. the last couplet of a gazal, which includes the pen name of poet is known as
1) makhta 2) matla 3) kafia 4) radif
Ans: 1
70. match veenas according to their number of wires
(a). matt kokila (i). 01
(b). brahm veena (ii). 03
(c). chitra venna (iii). 21
(d). alapini veena (iv). 07
1) a-iii, b-iv , c-i , d-ii
2) a-ii, b-i , c-iii , d-iv
3) a-iii , b-i, c-iv, d-ii
4) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
Ans: 3
71. match the classical dance with their originator folk dance
(a). bharat natyam (i). gotipua
(b). manipuri (ii).kutiyattam
( c ). odissi (iii). devdasi attam
(d). kathkali (iv). lai haroba
1) a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
2) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
3) a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
4) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
Ans: 4
72. which elements are required for 'aahat nad' ?
1) air and light
2) soil and water
3) fire and air
4) soil and light
Ans: 3
73. madhyam swar is placed on which shruti, according to the ancient and modern scholars ?
1) 7th and 9th
2) 9th and 10th
3) 10th and 8th
4) 13th and 10th
Ans: 4