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(1) Which is the odd one ?
(1) Chachatput – Ancient Tala System
(2) Tappa – Punjab
(3) Timbre – Naad
(4) Chayalag– Gamak
Answer: Chayalag– Gamak
(2) Which Author has described “DasVidha Raga Vargikaran” ?
(1) Sharangdeva
(2) Matang
(3) Dattil
(4) Nanyadev
Answer: Sharangdeva

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(3) How Dhaivat is referred in Solfa Notation system ?
(1) Re
(2) Fa
(3) La
(4) So
Answer: La
(4) Who was the first to establish frets on Veena ?
(1) Bharat
(2) Ahobal
(3) Matang
(4) Sharangdeva
Answer: Matang
(5) Which of the following did the experiment related to ‘Sarna-Chathushthai’ ?
(1) Bharat – Dattil
(2) Bharat – Ahobal
(3) Matang – Bharat
(4) Bharat – Sharangdeva
Answer: Bharat – Sharangdeva
(6) Who is the author of ‘A Historical Study of Indian Music’ ?
(1) Swami Prajananananda
(2) Thakur Amandev
(3) B.C. Deva
(4) Omkar Nath Thakur
Answer: Swami Prajananananda
(7) Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Alaap depicts the real character of a Raga.

Reason (R) : Artist has the freedom to explore within the rules to reveal the Raga through creativity.

Codes :
(1) (A) and (R) both are correct.
(2) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
Answer: (A) and (R) both are correct.
(8) Which is the correct order of Ragas according to the time of performance from morning to night ?
(1) Bhairav, Bilawal, Bhimpalasi, Bihag
(2) Bilawal, Bhairav, Bihag, Bhimpalasi
(3) Bhairav, Bilawal, Bihag, Bhimpalasi
(4) Bilawal, Bhimpalasi, Bhairav, Bihag
Answer: Bhairav, Bilawal, Bhimpalasi, Bihag
(9) Which is not a Allied Raga of Jait Kalyan ?
(1) Bhupali
(2) Deshkar
(3) Jait Shree
(4) Shuddha Kalyan
Answer: Jait Shree
(10) In Raga Bihagra which Swara is used in its Shuddha and Komal form ?
(1) Rishabh
(2) Nishad
(3) Dhaiwat
(4) Gandhar
Answer: Nishad
(11) Which of the following depicts ‘Bahutva’ of a swara in a Raga ?
(1) Abhyas – Anabhyas
(2) Anabhyas – Langhan
(3) Langhan – Abhyas
(4) Alanghan – Abhyas
Answer: Alanghan – Abhyas
(12) “Chaiti and Kajri” primarily belongs to which state ?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
(13) ‘Raga-Mala’ paintings are based on :
(1) Raga – Dhyan
(2) Sam Gaan
(3) Time Theory
(4) Thata Gayan
Answer: Raga – Dhyan
(14) Who composed in the praise of Mohammad Shah Rangeele ?
(1) Manrang
(2) Sadarang
(3) Chand Khan
(4) Prem Rang
Answer: Sadarang
(15) How many types of ‘Demerits of Singer’ are mentioned in Sangeet Ratnakar ?
(1) 10
(2) 15
(3) 20
(4) 25
Answer: 25

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