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(1) ‘Rag Nanda’ falls under which category ?
(1) Suddha Raga
(2) Chhayalag Raga
(3) Sankirna Raga
(4) Vikrit Raga
Answer: Sankirna Raga
(2) A great music composer was a disciple of Pt. Girija Shankar Chakrabarty :
(1) Salil Chowdhury
(2) S.D. Burman
(3) Anil Bagchi
(4) R.D. Burman
Answer: S.D. Burman

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(3) Which of the following aspect of Indian Classical Music speak of its greatness ?
(1) Secularity
(2) Equalitarianism
(3) Profundity
(4) Accessibility
Answer: Secularity
(4) What form is synonymous to Opera ?
(1) Chorus
(2) Ballet
(3) Orchestra
(4) Geeti Natya
Answer: Ballet
(5)

Assertion (A) : It is not essential for a good composer to compose music having with the knowledge of proportion, symmetry, harmony, balancing, variety, stability, intricacy and emotional value.

Reason (R) : Any musician without having these can be a composer.

Codes :
(1) (A) is correct (R) is incorrect
(2) (A) is incorrect (R) is correct
(3) (A) and (R) both are incorrect
(4) (A) and (R) both are correct
Answer: (A) and (R) both are incorrect
(6) How many Thatas are originally prevalent in Hindustani Music ?
(1) 72
(2) 36
(3) 32
(4) 10
Answer: 10
(7) Ma Ni Pa Ni Ma Pa, Ga Ma Ni Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa, Ma Ga Ma Pa. These swaras belongs to :
(1) Nayaki Kanada
(2) Abogi Kanada
(3) Suha Kanada
(4) Sahana Kanada
Answer: Suha Kanada
(8) Jayjayanti is a Raga of __________.
(1) Sankirna Raga
(2) Paramela Prabeshak Raga
(3) Chhayalag Raga
(4) Suddha Raga
Answer: Paramela Prabeshak Raga
(9) In which Raga Bageswari and Rageswari both Ragas are used :
(1) Gunji Kanada
(2) Khamaj Gunji
(3) Mal Gunji
(4) Palash Gunji
Answer: Mal Gunji
(10) How many ‘Shlokas’ are mentioned in Natya Shastra ?
(1) 4720
(2) 4723
(3) 4726
(4) 4730
Answer: 4726
(11) In the following names who was a Sarangi player ?
(1) Hussain Khan
(2) Bundu Khan
(3) Jafar Khan
(4) Fida Khan
Answer: Bundu Khan
(12) A certain cycle tune that indicates the beats, stress and cadences of the Tabla is :
(1) Mukhra
(2) Kayda
(3) Upaj
(4) Nagma
Answer: Nagma
(13) Which of the following term has drawn the line of demarcation between ‘Nibaddha’ and ‘Anibaddha’ forms of sangit ?
(1) Laya
(2) Matra
(3) Chhanda
(4) Taal
Answer: Taal
(14) ‘Maihar Band’ is established by :
(1) Alauddin
(2) Ali Akbar
(3) Abul Fazal
(4) Abdul Hafiz
Answer: Alauddin
(15) Which of the following term means musicology ?
(1) Scientific study of Music
(2) Systematic study of Music as a fine arts
(3) Historical and Theoretical investigation relating to music
(4) Study of music as a field of research
Answer: Historical and Theoretical investigation relating to music

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