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(1) Who was the disciple of Enayat Khan ?
(1) Radhika Mohan Maitra
(2) Ravi Shankar
(3) Bimal Mukherjee
(4) Birendra Kishore Roy Choudhury
Answer: Birendra Kishore Roy Choudhury
(2) Which book of the following is written by Swami Prajnanananda ?
(1) The Story of Indian Music
(2) The History of Indian Music
(3) Music of India
(4) Universal History of Music
Answer: The History of Indian Music

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(3) How many melas are there regarding classification of raga in Raga Tarangini ?
(1) 18
(2) 20
(3) 16
(4) 12
Answer: 12
(4) Chatusra Jati Triputa Tala is equivalent to :
(1) Rupak
(2) Teental
(3) Kaharwa
(4) Chautal
Answer: Kaharwa
(5) Which pairs of the following is not correctly matched ?
(1) Puriya - Sohini
(2) Desh - Tilak Kamod
(3) Marwa - Barwa
(4) Kedar - Kamod
Answer: Marwa - Barwa
(6) Which one is the layakari of Kuaad Laya ?
(1) 7/4
(2) 5/4
(3) 4/5
(4) 3/2
Answer: 5/4
(7) Which raga of the following is not a variety of Kalyan ?
(1) Yaman Kalyan
(2) Gorakh Kalyan
(3) Shyam Kalyan
(4) Suddha Kalyan
Answer: Gorakh Kalyan
(8) Name of an artiste belonging to Kirana Gharana :
(1) Suresh Babu Mane
(2) Bhatkhande
(3) Dilip Chandra Vedi
(4) Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit
Answer: Suresh Babu Mane
(9)

Assertion (A) : The instrument Sursingar was introduced by Jafar Khan.

Reason (R) :Jafar Khan did not know to play Rabab.

Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct
Answer: (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
(10) Choose the correct code :

Assertion (A) : Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan belongs to Jaipur Senia Gharana.

Reason (R) :Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan used to stay in Jaipur.

Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: (A) is true but (R) is false
(11) The famous Alia Fattu was :
(1) Ali Ahmed Khan and Fate Ali Khan
(2) Barkat Ali Khan and Fate Singh
(3) Ali Baksh Khan and Fate Ali Khan
(4) Aman Ali Khan and Fate Ali Khan
Answer: Ali Baksh Khan and Fate Ali Khan
(12) Father’s name of Bade Gulam Ali Khan is :
(1) Kale Khan
(2) Ali Baksh Khan
(3) Fateh Ali Khan
(4) Ali Ahmed Khan
Answer: Ali Baksh Khan
(13) Sudarshanacharya Shastri was a disciple of :
(1) Enayat Khan
(2) Nihal Sen
(3) Amir Sen
(4) Amrit Sen
Answer: Amrit Sen
(14) Who used three tumbas in Sitar ?
(1) Ravi Shankar
(2) Abdul Halim Zafar Khan
(3) Balram Pathak
(4) Amrit Sen
Answer: Amrit Sen
(15) Name the notation system of western music which is similar to the Hindusthani Music notation system :
(1) Cheve Notation
(2) Staff Notation
(3) Neumes Notation
(4) Solfa Notation
Answer: Solfa Notation

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