VIOLIN
Violin Syllabus
(These syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission websites for any changes in the syllabus)
Establishing Good Posture, Understanding and Minimising Tension, Breathing and Balance, Holding the Violin and bow
Tuning the Violin, Using Tuning Apps — Plucking on Open Strings — Using the Whole Bow — Bowing on Open Strings — Up Bow and Down Bow — Basic String Crossings — Straight Bows — Bowing Patterns with Simple Rhythms on Open Strings — Simple Melodies Based on Open Strings — Bow Changes — Basics of Sound Production — Bow Tilt — Producing a Clear, Pure, Resonant Sound
Left Hand Shape and Placement — Left Wrist in Relation to Arm — Using the Left Hand Fingers — Finding the Right Amount of Left Hand Finger Pressure — Tones and Semitones — Left Arm “Swing” — Intonation: Develop Skills for Playing In Tune — Basic Finger Patterns — Pizzicato — Separate Bows and Slurs — Pattern Building: Develop Physical Coordination Between Left and Right Hands — The Straight Bow — Varieties of Bow Tilt — Flexibility of Right Hand and Wrist — Pronation and Supination — Functions of Fingers on the Bow — Using the Whole Bow — Motions of the Right Arm — Basic Bow Division (Whole, Half, Quarter) — Smooth String Crossings — Retakes — Dynamics: Playing Loudly and Quietly — “Hairpins”: Crescendo and Diminuendo — Accents — Dotted Rhythms and Syncopation — Using the Metronome — Achieving a Sense of Character and Style — Distraction Techniques and Automaticity
Half Position — Extensions — Legato and Staccato — Tenuto — Détaché — Portato — Double Stops on Open Strings — Playing in Different Parts of the Bow — Variety of Bow Divisions — Trills — Tremolo — Triplets — Grace Notes and Ornaments — Glissando — Basic Phrasing — Left Hand Pizzicato on Open Strings — Tempo: Slowing Down and Speeding Up
Second Position — Shifting — Chromatic Patterns — Double and Triple String Crossings — Spiccato — Martelé — Hooked Bowing — Double Stops (One Finger Plus Open String) — Understanding the Motions Involved in Vibrato — Basic Vibrato Exercises — Rubato — Col Legno — Changing Quickly Between Arco and Pizzicato
Shifting from 1st through 3rd Position — Exploring Different Types of Shift — Expressive “Slides” — Sautillé — Basic Natural Harmonics — Double Stops (Using Two Fingers) — Irregular Time Signatures — Continuous Vibrato on Long Notes — Sul Tasto — Sul Ponticello — String Crossings with Détaché, Staccato, Slurs, Martelé — Good Tone Quality at All Dynamics — Chamber Music: Collaboration and Interaction With Other Musicians
Shifting from 1st through 8th Positions — Reliable Intonation When Shifting — Vibrato With Variation of Speed and Width — Triple and Quadruple Stops (Chords) — Spreading Chords — Advanced Pattern Building (Left and Right Hand) — Rapid String Crossings — Rich Variety of Tonal “Colours” — Idiomatic and Sensitive Musical Shaping
Shifting (All Positions) — All Tuplets — Fast Passagework in a Wide Variety of Rhythm and Bowing Patterns — All Natural Harmonics — Cadenzas — Pizzicato Chords and “Strumming” — Double Stops: Proficient in Thirds, Sixths, and Octaves — Ricochet — Arpeggiated Chords — “Springing” Arpeggiated Chords — Rapid Scales and Arpeggios
Artificial Harmonics — Left Hand Pizzicato (Stopped Notes) — Simultaneous Arco and Left Hand Pizzicato — Up Bow Staccato — Down Bow Staccato — “Flying” Staccato — Bariolage — All Combinations of Double Stops and Chords Within Limit of Hand-Size
Establishing Good Posture, Understanding and Minimising Tension, Breathing and Balance, Holding the Violin and bow
Tuning the Violin, Using Tuning Apps — Plucking on Open Strings — Using the Whole Bow — Bowing on Open Strings — Up Bow and Down Bow — Basic String Crossings — Straight Bows — Bowing Patterns with Simple Rhythms on Open Strings — Simple Melodies Based on Open Strings — Bow Changes — Basics of Sound Production — Bow Tilt — Producing a Clear, Pure, Resonant Sound
Left Hand Shape and Placement — Left Wrist in Relation to Arm — Using the Left Hand Fingers — Finding the Right Amount of Left Hand Finger Pressure — Tones and Semitones — Left Arm “Swing” — Intonation: Develop Skills for Playing In Tune — Basic Finger Patterns — Pizzicato — Separate Bows and Slurs — Pattern Building: Develop Physical Coordination Between Left and Right Hands — The Straight Bow — Varieties of Bow Tilt — Flexibility of Right Hand and Wrist — Pronation and Supination — Functions of Fingers on the Bow — Using the Whole Bow — Motions of the Right Arm — Basic Bow Division (Whole, Half, Quarter) — Smooth String Crossings — Retakes — Dynamics: Playing Loudly and Quietly — “Hairpins”: Crescendo and Diminuendo — Accents — Dotted Rhythms and Syncopation — Using the Metronome — Achieving a Sense of Character and Style — Distraction Techniques and Automaticity
Half Position — Extensions — Legato and Staccato — Tenuto — Détaché — Portato — Double Stops on Open Strings — Playing in Different Parts of the Bow — Variety of Bow Divisions — Trills — Tremolo — Triplets — Grace Notes and Ornaments — Glissando — Basic Phrasing — Left Hand Pizzicato on Open Strings — Tempo: Slowing Down and Speeding Up
Second Position — Shifting — Chromatic Patterns — Double and Triple String Crossings — Spiccato — Martelé — Hooked Bowing — Double Stops (One Finger Plus Open String) — Understanding the Motions Involved in Vibrato — Basic Vibrato Exercises — Rubato — Col Legno — Changing Quickly Between Arco and Pizzicato
Shifting from 1st through 3rd Position — Exploring Different Types of Shift — Expressive “Slides” — Sautillé — Basic Natural Harmonics — Double Stops (Using Two Fingers) — Irregular Time Signatures — Continuous Vibrato on Long Notes — Sul Tasto — Sul Ponticello — String Crossings with Détaché, Staccato, Slurs, Martelé — Good Tone Quality at All Dynamics — Chamber Music: Collaboration and Interaction With Other Musicians
Shifting from 1st through 8th Positions — Reliable Intonation When Shifting — Vibrato With Variation of Speed and Width — Triple and Quadruple Stops (Chords) — Spreading Chords — Advanced Pattern Building (Left and Right Hand) — Rapid String Crossings — Rich Variety of Tonal “Colours” — Idiomatic and Sensitive Musical Shaping
Shifting (All Positions) — All Tuplets — Fast Passagework in a Wide Variety of Rhythm and Bowing Patterns — All Natural Harmonics — Cadenzas — Pizzicato Chords and “Strumming” — Double Stops: Proficient in Thirds, Sixths, and Octaves — Ricochet — Arpeggiated Chords — “Springing” Arpeggiated Chords — Rapid Scales and Arpeggios
Artificial Harmonics — Left Hand Pizzicato (Stopped Notes) — Simultaneous Arco and Left Hand Pizzicato — Up Bow Staccato — Down Bow Staccato — “Flying” Staccato — Bariolage — All Combinations of Double Stops and Chords Within Limit of Hand-Size
VIOLIN MCQS
1. A musician who used a seven string Violin instead of the usual four string Violin in Carnatic music ?
A:-Mysore Venkitagiriyappa
B:-Dwaram Venkitaswami Naidu
C:-Trikkodikkavil Krisha Iyer
D:-Mysore Chowdiah
Correct Answer:- Option-D
2. Development of raga alapana is known as
A:-Vardhani
B:-Makarini
C:-Akshiptika
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
3. The wood which is used to make Violin
A:-Neem tree
B:-Black wood
C:-Maple tree
D:-Sheesham
Correct Answer:- Option-C
4. Sympathetic overtones produced in musical instruments are called
A:-Symphony
B:-Amplitude
C:-Timbre
D:-Harmonics
Correct Answer:- Option-D
5. The Suddhamadhyama mela of Latangi
A:-Sarasangi
B:-Charukesi
C:-Kiravani
D:-Kanakangi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
6. A well known Hindustani Violinist who hails from Kerala
A:-A. Kanyakumari
B:-T. Rugmini
C:-N. Rajam
D:-M. Chandrasekharan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
7. Mela name of Bana-Sri
A:-Subhapantuvarali
B:-Charukesi
C:-Mayamalavagaula
D:-Shadvidhamargini
Correct Answer:- Option-B
8. Papanasam Sivan composed the song
A:-Anandanatamatuvar
B:-Sevikka Vendum
C:-Itatu Padam Tookki
D:-Alaipayute
Correct Answer:- Option-C
9. An international reputed Western Violinist
A:-H.A. Popely
B:-Joseph Hayden
C:-John Kerry
D:-Yehudi Menuhin
Correct Answer:- Option-D
10. A tala having Anudrutam as an anga
A:-Jhampa
B:-Triputa
C:-Matya
D:-Ata
Correct Answer:- Option-A
11. First string of the Violin is tuned to which note in Carnatic music ?
A:-Mandra Panchama
B:-Madhya Panchamam
C:-Tara Shadjam
D:-Mandra Shadjam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
12. Which instrument has got frets ?
A:-Violin
B:-Sitar
C:-Sarod
D:-Sarangi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
13. The composer who composed the Signature tune for All India Radio
A:-Walter Kaufmann
B:-Antonio Markaz
C:-David Silvester
D:-Carron Williams
Correct Answer:- Option-A
14. Pick up the Hindustani Violinist from the following.
A:-V.D. Paluskar
B:-V.D. Deshmukh
C:-Mallikarjun Manzoor
D:-V.G. Jog
Correct Answer:- Option-D
15. The song, 'Nee Dayarada' is composition of
A:-Tyagaraja
B:-Syama Sastri
C:-Muthuswami Dikshitar
D:-Purandaradasa
Correct Answer:- Option-A
16. Category of the instruments, those which can produce more than one note at a time
A:-Monophonous
B:-Homophonous
C:-Hemiphonous
D:-Polyphonous
Correct Answer:- Option-D
17. How many foreign notes occur in the raga, 'Kapi' ?
A:-Two
B:-Three
C:-One
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
18. Sequence chronologically the following according to the strings of a Violin in western music
A:-G-string, D-string, A-string, E-string
B:-D-string, G-string, E-string, A-string
C:-A-string, E-string, D-string, G-string
D:-E-string, D-string, A-string, G-string
Correct Answer:- Option-A
19. A raga used for lullaby
A:-Bilahari
B:-Malahari
C:-Hamsadvani
D:-Neelambari
Correct Answer:- Option-D
20. Who is not a violin player ?
A:-Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
B:-Balachandar
C:-Rajamanikyam Pilla
D:-Dwaram Venkitaswami Naidu
Correct Answer:- Option-B
21. A Pachama varja raga
A:-Kurinji
B:-Malayamarutam
C:-Sreeranjini
D:-Bahudari
Correct Answer:- Option-C
22. The musician who introduced Violin into Carnatic music
A:-Muthuswami Dikshitar
B:-Baluswami Dikshitar
C:-Ramaswami Dikshitar
D:-Subbarama Dikshitar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
23. Charanam of Varnam is also known as
A:-Ettugada
B:-Anubandham
C:-Muktayi
D:-Charana Pallavi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
24. South Indian Violinist who is the author of the book, Euphony
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-L. Subramanyam
C:-L. Vaidyanathan
D:-Dr. Sreeram Parusuram
Correct Answer:- Option-B
25. The 'Nada' emanating from the bowed instrument
A:-Charmaja
B:-Vayuja
C:-Dhanuja
D:-Tantrija
Correct Answer:- Option-C
A:-Mysore Venkitagiriyappa
B:-Dwaram Venkitaswami Naidu
C:-Trikkodikkavil Krisha Iyer
D:-Mysore Chowdiah
Correct Answer:- Option-D
2. Development of raga alapana is known as
A:-Vardhani
B:-Makarini
C:-Akshiptika
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
3. The wood which is used to make Violin
A:-Neem tree
B:-Black wood
C:-Maple tree
D:-Sheesham
Correct Answer:- Option-C
4. Sympathetic overtones produced in musical instruments are called
A:-Symphony
B:-Amplitude
C:-Timbre
D:-Harmonics
Correct Answer:- Option-D
5. The Suddhamadhyama mela of Latangi
A:-Sarasangi
B:-Charukesi
C:-Kiravani
D:-Kanakangi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
6. A well known Hindustani Violinist who hails from Kerala
A:-A. Kanyakumari
B:-T. Rugmini
C:-N. Rajam
D:-M. Chandrasekharan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
7. Mela name of Bana-Sri
A:-Subhapantuvarali
B:-Charukesi
C:-Mayamalavagaula
D:-Shadvidhamargini
Correct Answer:- Option-B
8. Papanasam Sivan composed the song
A:-Anandanatamatuvar
B:-Sevikka Vendum
C:-Itatu Padam Tookki
D:-Alaipayute
Correct Answer:- Option-C
9. An international reputed Western Violinist
A:-H.A. Popely
B:-Joseph Hayden
C:-John Kerry
D:-Yehudi Menuhin
Correct Answer:- Option-D
10. A tala having Anudrutam as an anga
A:-Jhampa
B:-Triputa
C:-Matya
D:-Ata
Correct Answer:- Option-A
11. First string of the Violin is tuned to which note in Carnatic music ?
A:-Mandra Panchama
B:-Madhya Panchamam
C:-Tara Shadjam
D:-Mandra Shadjam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
12. Which instrument has got frets ?
A:-Violin
B:-Sitar
C:-Sarod
D:-Sarangi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
13. The composer who composed the Signature tune for All India Radio
A:-Walter Kaufmann
B:-Antonio Markaz
C:-David Silvester
D:-Carron Williams
Correct Answer:- Option-A
14. Pick up the Hindustani Violinist from the following.
A:-V.D. Paluskar
B:-V.D. Deshmukh
C:-Mallikarjun Manzoor
D:-V.G. Jog
Correct Answer:- Option-D
15. The song, 'Nee Dayarada' is composition of
A:-Tyagaraja
B:-Syama Sastri
C:-Muthuswami Dikshitar
D:-Purandaradasa
Correct Answer:- Option-A
16. Category of the instruments, those which can produce more than one note at a time
A:-Monophonous
B:-Homophonous
C:-Hemiphonous
D:-Polyphonous
Correct Answer:- Option-D
17. How many foreign notes occur in the raga, 'Kapi' ?
A:-Two
B:-Three
C:-One
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
18. Sequence chronologically the following according to the strings of a Violin in western music
A:-G-string, D-string, A-string, E-string
B:-D-string, G-string, E-string, A-string
C:-A-string, E-string, D-string, G-string
D:-E-string, D-string, A-string, G-string
Correct Answer:- Option-A
19. A raga used for lullaby
A:-Bilahari
B:-Malahari
C:-Hamsadvani
D:-Neelambari
Correct Answer:- Option-D
20. Who is not a violin player ?
A:-Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
B:-Balachandar
C:-Rajamanikyam Pilla
D:-Dwaram Venkitaswami Naidu
Correct Answer:- Option-B
21. A Pachama varja raga
A:-Kurinji
B:-Malayamarutam
C:-Sreeranjini
D:-Bahudari
Correct Answer:- Option-C
22. The musician who introduced Violin into Carnatic music
A:-Muthuswami Dikshitar
B:-Baluswami Dikshitar
C:-Ramaswami Dikshitar
D:-Subbarama Dikshitar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
23. Charanam of Varnam is also known as
A:-Ettugada
B:-Anubandham
C:-Muktayi
D:-Charana Pallavi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
24. South Indian Violinist who is the author of the book, Euphony
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-L. Subramanyam
C:-L. Vaidyanathan
D:-Dr. Sreeram Parusuram
Correct Answer:- Option-B
25. The 'Nada' emanating from the bowed instrument
A:-Charmaja
B:-Vayuja
C:-Dhanuja
D:-Tantrija
Correct Answer:- Option-C
26. A Vivadi Mela
A:-Vakulabharanam
B:-Vagadhisvari
C:-Rishabhapriya
D:-Dhenuka
Correct Answer:- Option-B
27. Which among the following is applicable to all the angas of a tala ?
A:-Jati
B:-Yati
C:-Gati
D:-Prastara
Correct Answer:- Option-C
28. A Violin Vidwan who plays both Carnatic and Hindustani styles
A:-M. Chandrasekharan
B:-A. Kanyakumari
C:-T. Rugmini
D:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
29. Pick the odd one out
A:-T.N. Krishnan
B:-T.V. Gopalakrishnan
C:-V.V. Subramanyam
D:-Lagudi Jayaraman
Correct Answer:- Option-B
30. The first Charana svara of the Ata tala Varna in Bhairavi starts with the note
A:-Nishada
B:-Panchama
C:-Madhyama
D:-Dhaivata
Correct Answer:- Option-C
31. The Bhuta Sankhya Disi-Pa indicates the mela
A:-Syamalangi
B:-Shanmukhapriya
C:-Simhendra Madhyamam
D:-Viswambhari
Correct Answer:- Option-A
32. The notation system used in Samagana
A:-Samagana
B:-Samagiti
C:-Samalipi
D:-Samahastha
Correct Answer:- Option-D
33. A composer of Javalis
A:-Dharmapuri Subbarayar
B:-Narayana Tirthar
C:-Gopalakrishna Bharati
D:-Kshetrajna
Correct Answer:- Option-A
34. Samanya Gita is known as
A:-Lakshana Gita
B:-Raganga Gita
C:-Pillari Gita
D:-Sampradaya Gita
Correct Answer:- Option-C
35. Which system of classification of ragas was prevalent in medieval period in Hindustani music ?
A:-Jaati system
B:-Raga Ragini Parivara System
C:-Raganga system
D:-Thaat system
Correct Answer:- Option-B
36. The earliest bowed instrument known to human history
A:-Ravanhasta
B:-Rabab
C:-Esraj
D:-Ville
Correct Answer:- Option-A
37. The Gamaka which is produced by merging of a note softly into another note
A:-Andolan
B:-Vali
C:-Lina
D:-Ullasita
Correct Answer:- Option-C
38. How many melas are called 'Vivadi Melas' in 72 Melakartas ?
A:-Fifty six
B:-Forty six
C:-Forty four
D:-Forty
Correct Answer:- Option-D
39. The country, wherein the Violin was invented
A:-Germany
B:-Italy
C:-Austria
D:-England
Correct Answer:- Option-B
40. Panchama murchana of Hamsadvani raga
A:-Hamsanadam
B:-Amritavarshini
C:-Nagasvaravali
D:-Bhupalam
Correct Answer:- Option-C
41. A Carnatic violinist who represented India at the commonwealth Art Festival at London held in 1965 ?
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-T.N. Krishnan
C:-Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
D:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
42. Famous carnatic violinist who learned Hindustani music from Pandit Omkarnath Thakur whom he also accompanied on the violin ?
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
C:-T.N. Krishnan
D:-L. Subramanyam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
43. A Western scale in which all the semitones of an octave is permitted
A:-Harmonic Scale
B:-Diatonic Scale
C:-Major Scale
D:-Chromatic Scale
Correct Answer:- Option-D
44. Name the raga for Sa Ra Gu Mi Pa Dha Nu
A:-Kamavardhani
B:-Mechalalyani
C:-Gamanasrama
D:-Simhendramadhyamam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
45. The Science of sound
A:-Frequency
B:-Timbre
C:-Amplitude
D:-Acoustics
Correct Answer:- Option-D
46. The person credited with inventing the first modern Violin
A:-Gaudenzio Ferrari
B:-Andrea Amati
C:-Antonio Lopez
D:-William Bartruff
Correct Answer:- Option-B
47. Which is the similar raga of Revati of Carnatic music in Hindustani Music ?
A:-Ahir Bhairav
B:-Beehad Bhairav
C:-Bairagi Bhairav
D:-Todi Bhairavi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
48. The point of a string, where the amplitude of the standing wave is maximum
A:-Antinode
B:-Node
C:-Wave point
D:-Anti point
Correct Answer:- Option-A
49. An instrument which is known as Jew's harp
A:-Violin
B:-Morsing
C:-Svaramandal
D:-Sitar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
50. Which of the following is not a 'Yati' ?
A:-Sama
B:-Mridanga
C:-Pipilika
D:-Anagata
Correct Answer:- Option-D
51. The name which stringed instruments are known in ancient Tamil music ?
A:-Narambukaruvi
B:-Tulakaruvi
C:-Avanadhakaruvi
D:-Tolkaruvi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
52. Lakshana of Carnatic Jhampa tala
A:-UOI
B:-IOU
C:-OUI
D:-IUO
Correct Answer:- Option-D
53. The composer who composed Suladis
A:-Kanakadasa
B:-Badrachalam Ramdas
C:-Nilakanta Dasa
D:-Purandaradasa
Correct Answer:- Option-D
54. The Panchama of Sankarabharanam, when taken as the tonic note, by the process of Modal shift of Tonic results in the raga
A:-Kharaharapriya
B:-Harikamboji
C:-Kalyani
D:-Nathabhairavi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
55. The 'Tillana Dhim Dhim Tanananana' in Revati raga was composed by
A:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
B:-Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
C:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
D:-Poochi Iyengar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
56. Which discipline belongs to acoustics ?
A:-Mathematics
B:-Chemistry
C:-Music
D:-Physics
Correct Answer:- Option-D
57. Sympathetic strings which are used in the instruments like Sitar, Sarod, Sarangi etc.
A:-Misrab
B:-Kodu
C:-Tarab
D:-Jhala
Correct Answer:- Option-C
58. The oldest surviving Violin is named as
A:-Charles X
B:-Charles XII
C:-Charles IX
D:-Charles XI
Correct Answer:- Option-C
59. The first five talas of 108 talas are called ________ in ancient music.
A:-Marga talas
B:-Desi talas
C:-Chanda talas
D:-Desadi talas
Correct Answer:- Option-A
60. Which note in Madhyam Grama is one sruti below the Shadja grama ?
A:-Panchama
B:-Madhyama
C:-Gandhara
D:-Nishada
Correct Answer:- Option-A
61. A western orchestral form in Violin has a prominent role
A:-Brass horns
B:-Hart strings
C:-Symphony
D:-Wood winds
Correct Answer:- Option-C
62. The musical scale containing 6 Swaras ?
A:-Heptatonic
B:-Hexatonic
C:-Pentatonic
D:-Diatonic
Correct Answer:- Option-B
63. Panniyatiram in ancient Tamil music is a
A:-Shadava raga
B:-Audava raga
C:-Svarantara raga
D:-Sampurna raga
Correct Answer:- Option-A
64. Frequency is related to
A:-Timbre
B:-Quality
C:-Pitch
D:-Amplitude
Correct Answer:- Option-C
65. Amrithavarshini is the Janya raga of
A:-Gamanasrama
B:-Chitrambari
C:-Simhendramdahyamam
D:-Kamavardhani
Correct Answer:- Option-B
66. An instrument belongs to Violin family
A:-Sarangi
B:-Trombone
C:-Cello
D:-Sarod
Correct Answer:- Option-C
67. The composer who composed 'Navaragamalika Varnam'
A:-Kothavasal Venkitaramayyar
B:-Pattanam Subramanya Iyer
C:-Pallavi Seshayyar
D:-Ramnad Sreenivasa Iyengar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
68. Pick up the odd one out.
A:-Mozart
B:-Antonio Stradivari
C:-Beethoven
D:-John Sebastian Bach
Correct Answer:- Option-B
69. Name of the commentary on Bharata's Natya Sastra written by Abhainavagupta
A:-Abhinava Samhita
B:-Abhinava Priya
C:-Abhinava Bharati
D:-Abhinava Sangita
Correct Answer:- Option-C
70. A Violin Vidvan who was the court musician of Swati Tirunal
A:-Vadivelu
B:-Meruswami
C:-Anantarama Bhagavatar
D:-Raghavayya
Correct Answer:- Option-A
71. Pick up the Sarangi player from the following.
A:-Ustad Kale Khan
B:-Pt. Debu Choudhary
C:-Pt. Ramnarayan
D:-Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
72. Carnatic composer who was honoured with the title, Pada Kavitha Pitamaha
A:-Tyagaraja
B:-Kshetrajna
C:-Annamacharya
D:-Badrachalam Ramadasa
Correct Answer:- Option-C
73. The instrument, 'Grahabheda pradarsini' is devised by
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-Prof. Sambamoorthy
C:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
D:-L. Subramanyam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
74. Mudra of Pattanam Subrahmanya Iyer in his compositions
A:-Kumara
B:-Venkatesa
C:-Guhadasa
D:-Subramanya
Correct Answer:- Option-B
75. An instrument which is known as Mahanataka Veena
A:-Sitar
B:-Rudraveena
C:-Gottuvadyam
D:-Mandolin
Correct Answer:- Option-C
76. The name of the mela, Charukesi in Asampoorna mela paddhati
A:-Chamaram
B:-Chakrapriya
C:-Charukuntala
D:-Tarangini
Correct Answer:- Option-D
77. Tantri Vadyas are called
A:-Lithophones
B:-Autophones
C:-Metaphones
D:-Chordophones
Correct Answer:- Option-D
78. An instrument of Equally Tempered Scale
A:-Violin
B:-Harmonium
C:-Clarinet
D:-Saxophone
Correct Answer:- Option-B
A:-Vakulabharanam
B:-Vagadhisvari
C:-Rishabhapriya
D:-Dhenuka
Correct Answer:- Option-B
27. Which among the following is applicable to all the angas of a tala ?
A:-Jati
B:-Yati
C:-Gati
D:-Prastara
Correct Answer:- Option-C
28. A Violin Vidwan who plays both Carnatic and Hindustani styles
A:-M. Chandrasekharan
B:-A. Kanyakumari
C:-T. Rugmini
D:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
29. Pick the odd one out
A:-T.N. Krishnan
B:-T.V. Gopalakrishnan
C:-V.V. Subramanyam
D:-Lagudi Jayaraman
Correct Answer:- Option-B
30. The first Charana svara of the Ata tala Varna in Bhairavi starts with the note
A:-Nishada
B:-Panchama
C:-Madhyama
D:-Dhaivata
Correct Answer:- Option-C
31. The Bhuta Sankhya Disi-Pa indicates the mela
A:-Syamalangi
B:-Shanmukhapriya
C:-Simhendra Madhyamam
D:-Viswambhari
Correct Answer:- Option-A
32. The notation system used in Samagana
A:-Samagana
B:-Samagiti
C:-Samalipi
D:-Samahastha
Correct Answer:- Option-D
33. A composer of Javalis
A:-Dharmapuri Subbarayar
B:-Narayana Tirthar
C:-Gopalakrishna Bharati
D:-Kshetrajna
Correct Answer:- Option-A
34. Samanya Gita is known as
A:-Lakshana Gita
B:-Raganga Gita
C:-Pillari Gita
D:-Sampradaya Gita
Correct Answer:- Option-C
35. Which system of classification of ragas was prevalent in medieval period in Hindustani music ?
A:-Jaati system
B:-Raga Ragini Parivara System
C:-Raganga system
D:-Thaat system
Correct Answer:- Option-B
36. The earliest bowed instrument known to human history
A:-Ravanhasta
B:-Rabab
C:-Esraj
D:-Ville
Correct Answer:- Option-A
37. The Gamaka which is produced by merging of a note softly into another note
A:-Andolan
B:-Vali
C:-Lina
D:-Ullasita
Correct Answer:- Option-C
38. How many melas are called 'Vivadi Melas' in 72 Melakartas ?
A:-Fifty six
B:-Forty six
C:-Forty four
D:-Forty
Correct Answer:- Option-D
39. The country, wherein the Violin was invented
A:-Germany
B:-Italy
C:-Austria
D:-England
Correct Answer:- Option-B
40. Panchama murchana of Hamsadvani raga
A:-Hamsanadam
B:-Amritavarshini
C:-Nagasvaravali
D:-Bhupalam
Correct Answer:- Option-C
41. A Carnatic violinist who represented India at the commonwealth Art Festival at London held in 1965 ?
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-T.N. Krishnan
C:-Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
D:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
42. Famous carnatic violinist who learned Hindustani music from Pandit Omkarnath Thakur whom he also accompanied on the violin ?
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
C:-T.N. Krishnan
D:-L. Subramanyam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
43. A Western scale in which all the semitones of an octave is permitted
A:-Harmonic Scale
B:-Diatonic Scale
C:-Major Scale
D:-Chromatic Scale
Correct Answer:- Option-D
44. Name the raga for Sa Ra Gu Mi Pa Dha Nu
A:-Kamavardhani
B:-Mechalalyani
C:-Gamanasrama
D:-Simhendramadhyamam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
45. The Science of sound
A:-Frequency
B:-Timbre
C:-Amplitude
D:-Acoustics
Correct Answer:- Option-D
46. The person credited with inventing the first modern Violin
A:-Gaudenzio Ferrari
B:-Andrea Amati
C:-Antonio Lopez
D:-William Bartruff
Correct Answer:- Option-B
47. Which is the similar raga of Revati of Carnatic music in Hindustani Music ?
A:-Ahir Bhairav
B:-Beehad Bhairav
C:-Bairagi Bhairav
D:-Todi Bhairavi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
48. The point of a string, where the amplitude of the standing wave is maximum
A:-Antinode
B:-Node
C:-Wave point
D:-Anti point
Correct Answer:- Option-A
49. An instrument which is known as Jew's harp
A:-Violin
B:-Morsing
C:-Svaramandal
D:-Sitar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
50. Which of the following is not a 'Yati' ?
A:-Sama
B:-Mridanga
C:-Pipilika
D:-Anagata
Correct Answer:- Option-D
51. The name which stringed instruments are known in ancient Tamil music ?
A:-Narambukaruvi
B:-Tulakaruvi
C:-Avanadhakaruvi
D:-Tolkaruvi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
52. Lakshana of Carnatic Jhampa tala
A:-UOI
B:-IOU
C:-OUI
D:-IUO
Correct Answer:- Option-D
53. The composer who composed Suladis
A:-Kanakadasa
B:-Badrachalam Ramdas
C:-Nilakanta Dasa
D:-Purandaradasa
Correct Answer:- Option-D
54. The Panchama of Sankarabharanam, when taken as the tonic note, by the process of Modal shift of Tonic results in the raga
A:-Kharaharapriya
B:-Harikamboji
C:-Kalyani
D:-Nathabhairavi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
55. The 'Tillana Dhim Dhim Tanananana' in Revati raga was composed by
A:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
B:-Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
C:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
D:-Poochi Iyengar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
56. Which discipline belongs to acoustics ?
A:-Mathematics
B:-Chemistry
C:-Music
D:-Physics
Correct Answer:- Option-D
57. Sympathetic strings which are used in the instruments like Sitar, Sarod, Sarangi etc.
A:-Misrab
B:-Kodu
C:-Tarab
D:-Jhala
Correct Answer:- Option-C
58. The oldest surviving Violin is named as
A:-Charles X
B:-Charles XII
C:-Charles IX
D:-Charles XI
Correct Answer:- Option-C
59. The first five talas of 108 talas are called ________ in ancient music.
A:-Marga talas
B:-Desi talas
C:-Chanda talas
D:-Desadi talas
Correct Answer:- Option-A
60. Which note in Madhyam Grama is one sruti below the Shadja grama ?
A:-Panchama
B:-Madhyama
C:-Gandhara
D:-Nishada
Correct Answer:- Option-A
61. A western orchestral form in Violin has a prominent role
A:-Brass horns
B:-Hart strings
C:-Symphony
D:-Wood winds
Correct Answer:- Option-C
62. The musical scale containing 6 Swaras ?
A:-Heptatonic
B:-Hexatonic
C:-Pentatonic
D:-Diatonic
Correct Answer:- Option-B
63. Panniyatiram in ancient Tamil music is a
A:-Shadava raga
B:-Audava raga
C:-Svarantara raga
D:-Sampurna raga
Correct Answer:- Option-A
64. Frequency is related to
A:-Timbre
B:-Quality
C:-Pitch
D:-Amplitude
Correct Answer:- Option-C
65. Amrithavarshini is the Janya raga of
A:-Gamanasrama
B:-Chitrambari
C:-Simhendramdahyamam
D:-Kamavardhani
Correct Answer:- Option-B
66. An instrument belongs to Violin family
A:-Sarangi
B:-Trombone
C:-Cello
D:-Sarod
Correct Answer:- Option-C
67. The composer who composed 'Navaragamalika Varnam'
A:-Kothavasal Venkitaramayyar
B:-Pattanam Subramanya Iyer
C:-Pallavi Seshayyar
D:-Ramnad Sreenivasa Iyengar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
68. Pick up the odd one out.
A:-Mozart
B:-Antonio Stradivari
C:-Beethoven
D:-John Sebastian Bach
Correct Answer:- Option-B
69. Name of the commentary on Bharata's Natya Sastra written by Abhainavagupta
A:-Abhinava Samhita
B:-Abhinava Priya
C:-Abhinava Bharati
D:-Abhinava Sangita
Correct Answer:- Option-C
70. A Violin Vidvan who was the court musician of Swati Tirunal
A:-Vadivelu
B:-Meruswami
C:-Anantarama Bhagavatar
D:-Raghavayya
Correct Answer:- Option-A
71. Pick up the Sarangi player from the following.
A:-Ustad Kale Khan
B:-Pt. Debu Choudhary
C:-Pt. Ramnarayan
D:-Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
72. Carnatic composer who was honoured with the title, Pada Kavitha Pitamaha
A:-Tyagaraja
B:-Kshetrajna
C:-Annamacharya
D:-Badrachalam Ramadasa
Correct Answer:- Option-C
73. The instrument, 'Grahabheda pradarsini' is devised by
A:-Lalgudi Jayaraman
B:-Prof. Sambamoorthy
C:-M.S. Gopalakrishnan
D:-L. Subramanyam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
74. Mudra of Pattanam Subrahmanya Iyer in his compositions
A:-Kumara
B:-Venkatesa
C:-Guhadasa
D:-Subramanya
Correct Answer:- Option-B
75. An instrument which is known as Mahanataka Veena
A:-Sitar
B:-Rudraveena
C:-Gottuvadyam
D:-Mandolin
Correct Answer:- Option-C
76. The name of the mela, Charukesi in Asampoorna mela paddhati
A:-Chamaram
B:-Chakrapriya
C:-Charukuntala
D:-Tarangini
Correct Answer:- Option-D
77. Tantri Vadyas are called
A:-Lithophones
B:-Autophones
C:-Metaphones
D:-Chordophones
Correct Answer:- Option-D
78. An instrument of Equally Tempered Scale
A:-Violin
B:-Harmonium
C:-Clarinet
D:-Saxophone
Correct Answer:- Option-B