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(1) Who created ‘Tarana’ ?
(1) Amir Khusro
(2) Tansen
(3) Sadarang
(4) Mansingh Tomar
Answer: Amir Khusro
(2) How many ‘Jati - Lakshans’ were mentioned in ancient period ?
(1) 5
(2) 8
(3) 10
(4) 12.
Answer: 10

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(3) Who was expert in singing Thumri and playing harmonium both ?
(1) Bhaiya Ganapat Rao
(2) Latafat Hussain Khan
(3) Mahmud Dhaulpuri
(4) Abdul Karim Khan
Answer: Bhaiya Ganapat Rao
(4) Which Sitar player has been honoured with ‘Padmabhushan’ in the year 2018 ?
(1) Arvind Parikh
(2) Debu Choudhury
(3) Imrat Khan
(4) Shujat Khan
Answer: Arvind Parikh
(5) Which of the following is the source of music ?
(1) Nada
(2) Tala
(3) Stotra
(4) Veena
Answer: Nada
(6) Which one of the following veenas has been mentioned in Natya shastra ?
(1) Saraswati Veena
(2) Rudra Veena
(3) Vichitra Veena
(4) Dhruva Veena
Answer: Dhruva Veena
(7) Which of the following concept is underlying ‘Raga - Ragini’ system ?
(1) Inner divinity
(2) Musicology
(3) Family system
(4) Thata system
Answer: Family system
(8) What is the appropriate terminology for historical, theoretical and practical analysis of music ?
(1) Psychology of Music
(2) Gandharva Music
(3) Aesthetic of Music
(4) Musicology
Answer: Musicology
(9) Which of the following terminology is used for single unit of time ?
(1) Tala
(2) Laya
(3) Chhanda
(4) Matra
Answer: Matra
(10) ‘Reversed Microphone’ is related to :
(1) Transmission
(2) Magnetic Heads
(3) Spools
(4) Loudspeaker
Answer: Loudspeaker
(11) Identify the earlier style of Thumri among the following ones :
(1) Jaipur Thumri
(2) Banaras Thumri
(3) Lucknow Thumri
(4) Punjabi Thumri
Answer: Lucknow Thumri
(12) How many tones are there in ‘c’ major scale ?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 7
Answer: 5
(13)

Assertion (A) : A vaggeyakar is equally good in musical composition and poetry.

Reason (R) : A good vaggeyakar can never be a good music performer.

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(1) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
(2) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(4) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
Answer: (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
(14) Raga Adana belongs to which Thata ?
(1) Khamaj
(2) Kalyan
(3) Marwa
(4) Asawari
Answer: Asawari
(15) Panchashruti Dhaivat of Karnatak Music is similar to which swara of Hindustani music ?
(1) Komal Dhaivat
(2) Suddha Dhaivat
(3) Komal Nishad
(4) Suddha Nishad
Answer: Suddha Dhaivat

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