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(1) Who lived in ‘Pathuriaghata’ among the following members of Tagore family ?
(1) Satyendranath Tagore
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) Sourindramohan Tagore
(4) Rathindranath Tagore
Answer: Sourindramohan Tagore
(2) Who was the founder of ‘Bengal Academy’ of Music ?
(1) Dinendranath Tagore
(2) Jotindramohan Tagore
(3) Sourindramohan Tagore
(4) Jyotirindranath Tagore
Answer: Sourindramohan Tagore

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(3) Which of the following songs comes under ‘Puja Paryay’ ?
(1) Nibida Ghana Andhare…..
(2) Prathama Adi Taba Shakti…..
(3) Prabhate Vimal Anande…..
(4) All of these
Answer: All of these
(4) Who was the creator of Indian-English mixed tune of compositions like Skotch-Bhupali, Italian-Jhijhit etc ?
(1) Dwijendranath Tagore
(2) Jyotirindranath Tagore
(3) Sourindramohan Tagore
(4) Kshetramohan Goswami
Answer: Jyotirindranath Tagore
(5) ‘Bandh bhenge Dao, Bandh bhenge Dao…’ song is from which dance-drama ?
(1) Chandalika
(2) Shyama
(3) Chitrangada
(4) Taser Desh
Answer: Taser Desh
(6) ‘Aaji Dakhino-Duar Khola…’ song was composed in praise of which season of the year ?
(1) Summer (Grishma)
(2) Monsoon (Varsha)
(3) Autumn (Sarat)
(4) Spring (Basant)
Answer: Spring (Basant)
(7) Which song was composed on the occasion of ‘tree plantation’ at Shantiniketan ?
(1) Ama E Ghare
(2) Phire Chal Matir Tane
(3) Maru Bijoyer Ketan Udao
(4) Kon Puratan Praner Tane
Answer: Maru Bijoyer Ketan Udao
(8) ‘Anand’ is a main character of which dance-drama written by R.N. Tagore ?
(1) Shyama
(2) Chandalika
(3) Shapmochan
(4) Chitrangada
Answer: Chandalika
(9) ‘Aaji Sarat Tapane…’ song was based on which raga ?
(1) Bibhas
(2) Khamaj
(3) Kafi
(4) Jogia
Answer: Jogia
(10) ‘Tahare Arati Kore Chandra Tapan…’ song is based on which raga ?
(1) Devgiri Bilawal
(2) Purvi
(3) Bahar
(4) Bada Hans-Sarang
Answer: Bada Hans-Sarang
(11) Which one of the following is the original singing style of the song ‘Charan Dhwani Suni Taba Nath…’ ?
(1) Khyal
(2) Thumri
(3) Tappa
(4) Dhrupad
Answer: Dhrupad
(12) Which one of the following is the correct ‘Matra-Bibhag’ for ‘Nabatal’ ?
(1) 3 + 3 + 3
(2) 3 + 4 + 2
(3) 3 + 2 + 2 + 2
(4) 2 + 3 + 2 + 2
Answer: 3 + 2 + 2 + 2
(13) How many divisions are in ‘Ekadashi Tal’ created by Tagore ?
(1) Four
(2) Three
(3) Five
(4) Six
Answer: Four
(14) Who was the founder of ‘Vrindavadan’ (Orchestra) in the theatres of Kolkata ?
(1) Kshetramohan Goswami
(2) Gyanendramohan Goswami
(3) Sourindramohan Tagore
(4) Jyotirindranath Tagore
Answer: Kshetramohan Goswami
(15) ‘Amar Sonar Bangla….’ song was composed following which type of music ?
(1) Kirtan
(2) Tappa
(3) Thumri
(4) Baul
Answer: Baul

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