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(1) Which among the following is a “Vakra sampurna raga” ?
(1) Gaud Sarang
(2) Yaman
(3) Puriya Kalyan
(4) Bilawal
Answer: Gaud Sarang
(2) Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Direct quotations may be used during research - writing from the sources verbatim.

Reason (R) : Where a researcher wants to quote only a few sentences within a larger passage, it is permissible to omit sections of an original passage.

Code :
(1) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(3) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct.

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(3) Research-abstract consists which of the following parts ?

(a) A short statement of the problem

(b) A brief description of methods and procedures used in collecting the data

(c) Bibliography

(d) Appendix

(e) A condensed summary of the findings of the study

Code :
(1) (a), (c) and (d)
(2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (e)
(4) (c), (d) and (e)
Answer: (a), (b) and (e)
(4) Concept of ‘Mela - raga’ classification appeared in which period ?
(1) Vedic.
(2) Ancient.
(3) Medieval.
(4) Modern.
Answer: Medieval.
(5) A ‘Murcchana’ consisting of ‘Antar - Gandhar’ and ‘Kakli - Nishad’ is known as :
(1) Santra
(2) Sakakli
(3) Sadharanikrata
(4) Prastar
Answer: Sadharanikrata
(6) Identify the synonyms of ‘Mela’ :

(a) Thath

(b) Sansthan

(c) Mukam

(d) Thata

Code :
(1) (a) and (c)
(2) (b) and (d)
(3) (a), (c) and (d)
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Answer: (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(7) Which ‘Swara - Samvad’ cannot be obtained from the ‘Shadja - gram’ of Bharat ?
(1) Sa - Pa
(2) Sa - Ma
(3) Re - Pa
(4) Ga - Ni
Answer: Re - Pa
(8) Which of the following ‘Thata - raga’ pair is not correct ?
(1) Suha Kanda - Kafi
(2) Nayki Kanda - Kafi
(3) Sughrai Kanda - Kafi
(4) Darbari Kanda - Kafi
Answer: Darbari Kanda - Kafi
(9) Which place is specified for the use of ‘Komal - Ni’ as ‘Vivadi - swara’ in ‘Kalyan - Mela - Janya’ ‘two madhyam - ragas’ ?
(1) Aroh
(2) Avroh
(3) Aroh - Avroh both
(4) Only in ‘Mandra - Saptak’
Answer: Avroh
(10) According to Bhatkhande, which note is not used as ‘Vadi - swara’ in the prevalent music ?
(1) Re
(2) Ga
(3) Dha
(4) Ni.
Answer: Ni.
(11) Presenting a line or a part of ‘Bandish’ in different swaras while keeping its words and ‘matras’ unchanged is known as :
(1) Pratigrahnika Alapti
(2) Roopak Bhanjni Alapti
(3) Chyut swara Bhanjni Alapti
(4) Sthay Bhanjni Alapti
Answer: Sthay Bhanjni Alapti
(12) Swara combinations rendered prior to ‘Dvayardha’ are known as :
(1) Pratham Swasthan
(2) Dvitiya Swasthan.
(3) Tritiya Swasthan
(4) Chaturtha Swasthan
Answer: Pratham Swasthan.
(13) Simple quadruple tala of western-music is equivalent to which Hindustani - tala ?
(1) Ektal
(2) Trital
(3) Jhaptal
(4) Jhumra
Answer: Trital
(14) Which among the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
(1) Gwalior - Balkrishna Bua
(2) Delhi - Roshan ara Begum
(3) Jaipur - Mallikarjun Mansoor
(4) Agra - Vilayat Hussain
Answer: Delhi - Roshan ara Begum
(15) As per Hindustani Music, ‘Kafi - Thata Janya - Ragas’ are divided into how many ‘Ragangas’ ?
(1) 4
(2) 3
(3) 5
(4) 2
Answer: 5

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