1. The term ‘Matu’ is used for which of the following?
(A) Mukam
(B) Textual part of a song
(C) Matra
(D) Murki
Answer: (B)
2. According to ancient scholars the term ‘vipanchi’ was used for which of the following?
(A) Nine string veena
(B) Seven string veena
(C) Twelve string veena
(D) Three string veena
Answer: (A)
3. As per the method of placement of ‘swaras’ on the 36" wire of veena, what is the place of ‘shudha-madhyam’ according to Pt. Ahobal?
(A) 32"
(B) 18"
(C) 27"
(D) 20"
Answer: (C)
4. ‘Geer’, ‘Gatu’, ‘Gatha’ and ‘Gayatra’ are used in ‘Rigveda’ as a synonym of
(A) Ganesha
(B) Girdhari
(C) Gayatri
(D) Geet
Answer: (D)
5. Which are the two main components of ‘Sam Veda’?
(A) Sanyukta – Niryukta
(B) Avahan – Avgahan
(C) Dhankshree – Geetangi
(D) Archik – Gan
Answer: (D)
6. Which is the correct order for ‘Uddata’, ‘Anuddata’, and ‘Swarita’ respectively?
(A) Lower, middle, upper
(B) Upper, middle, lower
(C) Upper, lower, middle
(D) Middle, upper, lower
Answer: (C)
7. Famous Rabindra Sangeet composed in Purvi Raga is
(A) Jago mangalo loke
(B) Joto tara tabo aakashe
(C) Kar Milan chao birohi
(D) Amar man mane na
Answer: (C)
8. Which Nritya Natya is created by Rabindranath to support of Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Harijan Unmulan Andolan’?
(A) Chandalika
(B) Shyama
(C) Shap Mochan
(D) Natir puja
Answer: (A)
9. The last prabanda which is kept lively even today?
(A) Nowka Charitram
(B) Geetgovindam
(C) Nandanar Charitam
(D) Krishnalila Tarangani
Answer: (B)
10. Tick the correct order of chronology of the following:
(A) Geet Govind, Natyashastra, Sangeet Ratnakar
(B) Sangeet Ratnakar, Natyashastra, Geet Govind
(C) Natyashastra, Geet Govind, Sangeet Ratnakar
(D) Natyashastra, Sangeet Ratnakar, Geet Govind
Answer: (C)
11. The modulation of voice is expressed through
(A) Kaku
(B) Laya
(C) Bandish
(D) Tala
Answer: (A)
12. What is the interval between Madhyam and Tar Shadaj?
(A) 2: 3
(B) 3: 4
(C) 4: 5
(D) 8: 9
Answer: (A)
13. Who is the author of “Music of Hindustan”?
(A) William Jones
(B) N. Augustus Williard
(C) E. Clementz
(D) Fox Strangeways
Answer: (D)www.netugc.com
14. Name the famous musicologist
(A) Kishori Amonkar
(B) Prabha Atre
(C) Pt. Jasraj
(D) B.C. Deva
Answer: (D)
15. What is the name of Odav Scale in western music?
(A) Heptatonic Scale
(B) Hexatonic Scale
(C) Natural Scale
(D) Pentatonic scale
Answer: (D)
16. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Siddharam Jadhav i. Vichitra Veena
b. Vinayak Vora ii. Guitar
c. Ramesh Prem iii. Taar Shehanai
d. Brijbhushan Kabra iv. Sundari
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i iv ii iii
Answer: (C)
17. Who introduced Sargam Swarlipi and Sanketic Swarlipi?
(A) Maulabaksh
(B) Krishnadhan Bandopadhya
(C) Pt. Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
(D) Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Answer: (B)
18. Who introduced the word ‘Raga’ for the first time in the musical texts?
(A) Sharangdev
(B) Matang
(C) Narad
(D) Dattil
Answer: (B)
19. Who originated the Pushtimarg?
(A) Aadi Shankaracharya
(B) Shri Vallabhacharya
(C) Ramamatya
(D) Kumbhandas
Answer: (B)
20. Singing based on a single note is known as
(A) Samik
(B) Gathik
(C) Archic
(D) Aaranyak
Answer: (C)
21. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Pt. Ramshrya Zha i. Abhinav Geet Manjiri
b. Pt. Kumar Gandharv ii. Bhavarang Lahiri
c. Pt. Balwantrai Bhatt iii. Abhinav Geetanjali
d. Pt. Annasaheb Ratanjankar iv. Anupragvilas
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i iii iv ii
Answer: (A)
22. Which western sign is used for 1 Matra in Indian music?
(A) Minim
(B) Crotchet
(C) Quaver
(D) Breve
Answer: (B)
23. What is the interval between Gandhar and Madhyam?
(A) Major Tone Interval
(B) Minor Tone Interval
(C) Major Sixth Interval
(D) Semi Tone Interval
Answer: (D)
24. The author of “Sahsaras” Grantha is
(A) Raghunath Bhoop
(B) Krishna Nand Vyas
(C) Jaidev Thakur
(D) Nayak Bakshoo
Answer: (D)
25. How many Rasas have been mentioned by Bharat in Natyashastra?
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 6
Answer: (B)
26. Layakari of playing 6 swaras in the duration of 4 Matras in Western Music is
(A) Septolet
(B) Sextolet
(C) Quintuplet
(D) Quadruplet
Answer: (B)
27. Who wrote commentary on “Nardiya Shiksha”?
(A) Maharana Kumbha
(B) Bhatt Shubhankar
(C) Dattil
(D) Parshvadeva
Answer: (B)
28. What was the title name of Firoz Khan?
(A) Sadarang
(B) Adarang
(C) Rangeele
(D) Prem Priya
Answer: (B)
29. The musicologist who divided Ragas into two parts i.e. Gram Raga and Bhasha Ragas
(A) Narad
(B) Bharat
(C) Matang
(D) Sarangdeva
Answer: (C)
30. Tick the correct name for denoting the value of 14 note in staff notation.
(A) Crotehel
(B) Quaver
(C) Minim
(D) Semibreve
Answer: (A)
31. Who has been a famous conductor of western orchestra?www.netugc.com
(A) Pt. Ravishankar
(B) Hari Prasad Chaurasia
(C) Ustad Allauddin Khan
(D) Zubin Mehta
Answer: (D)
32. The main folk dance form of Manipur State is
(A) Chau
(B) Kalvalia
(C) Maharas
(D) Rai-Shera
Answer: (C)
33. One of the main objectives of teaching music is also
(A) To encourage social justice
(B) To provide proper leadership
(C) To discover new facts
(D) To establish music at par with other disciplines
Answer: (D)
34. Which Sampraday was followed by Matang and Abhinavgupta?
(A) Bharat Mat
(B) Hanumat Mat
(C) Shiv Mat
(D) Brahma Mat
Answer: (A)
35. The main objective of Research in music is
(A) To propagate the musicological aspect
(B) To bring out the historical aspect
(C) To discover new facts
(D) To strengthen the practical aspect
Answer: (C)
36. Guru of Matang
(A) Bharat
(B) Dattil
(C) Abhinav Gupta
(D) Acharya Nandikeshwara
Answer: (D)
37. The symbol denoting the position of Madhya ‘Sa’ in Staff Notation is
(A) Clef signature
(B) Key signature
(C) Time signature
(D) Value of Notes
Answer: (A)
38. The philosopher who adopted the view of utility in Aesthetics
(A) Plato
(B) Socrates
(C) Kant
(D) Hegal
Answer: (B)
39. ‘Angika’, ‘Vachika’, ‘Aharya’ and ‘Satvik’ are related to
(A) Pakhawaj
(B) Dhrupad
(C) Khayal Gharana
(D) Dance
Answer: (D)
40. Which one of the following name is also used for Kathak dance?
(A) Bhramar Nritya
(B) Girdhari Nritya
(C) Natwari Nritya
(D) Nagri Nritya
Answer: (D)
41. In the reign of which of the following emperors, the merger of North Indian and South Indian music took place?
(A) Shivaji Maharaj
(B) Allauddin Khilji
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Humayun
Answer: (D)
42. Which musicologist adopted the Sansthan Niyam in Raga-Ragini classification?
(A) Lochan
(B) Chandidas
(C) Ramamatya
(D) Vidyapati
Answer: (A)
43. Name of the deshi taal
(A) Singhkati
(B) Singh Nandan
(C) Singh Bhoopal
(D) Singh Vandana
Answer: (B)
44. Total number of Matras of Taal Shadpitaputrak
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 4
(D) 12
Answer: (D)
45. Baj of Tabla playing
(A) 6
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 1
Answer: (C)
46. Total number of main syllables ofTabla
(A) 10
(B) 7
(C) 5
(D) 16
Answer: (A)
47. Gharana established by Pt. Ram Sahay
(A) Lucknow Gharana
(B) Farukhabad Gharana
(C) Ajarada Gharana
(D) Banaras Gharana
Answer: (D)
48. Which title was awarded to Gyan Prakash Ghosh (a famous Tabla player)?
(A) Padmashree
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Bharat Bhushan
(D) Bharat Ratna
Answer: (B)
49. Which composition is expandable from the following?
(A) Tukda
(B) Tihai
(C) Fard
(D) Rela
Answer: (D)
50. ‘Taal’ used with ‘Sadra’ style of singing
(A) Matt Taal
(B) Tivra
(C) Sool Taal
(D) Gaj Jhampa
Answer: (C)
PART – II
Hindustani Music
51. Who was the disciple of Pt. Balkrishnabuva Ichalkaranjikar?
(A) Pt. Kumar Gandharva
(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
(C) Pt. Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
(D) Pt. Omkarnath Thakur
Answer: (C)
52. In which tala famous vocalist Ustad Amir Khan has sung maximum Velambit Khyals?
(A) Teental
(B) Ektala
(C) Zoomra
(D) Tilwada
Answer: (C)
53. What is the term for Shruti in Western Music?
(A) Tone
(B) Scale
(C) Microtone
(D) Semitone
Answer: (C)
54. How many Gram Ragas have been mentioned in Music Granthas?
(A) 10
(B) 72
(C) 30
(D) 20
Answer: (C)
55. What is the pen-name of Goharjaan?
(A) Chhaganpiya
(B) Daraspiya
(C) Sagunpiya
(D) Prempiya
Answer: (A)
56. The name of Vidushi Kesarbai Kerkar’s Guruji is
(A) Allauddin Khan
(B) Bhaskarbuva Bakhale
(C) Alladiya Khan
(D) Ramkrishnabuva Vazhe
Answer: (C)
57. Placement of ‘Dhaivat’ in the present division of Shruti and Swara is
(A) 14th Shruti
(B) 16th Shruti
(C) 18th Shruti
(D) 20th Shruti
Answer: (C)
58. Which Raga does not belong to Kafi Thata?
(A) Durga
(B) Gaud Malhar
(C) Bhimpalasi
(D) Bogeshwari
Answer: (A)
59. Frequency of ‘Pancham’ is
(A) 360
(B) 320
(C) 300
(D) 270
Answer: (A)
60. Writer of Brihaddeshi is
(A) Matang
(B) Sarangdeva
(C) Dattil
(D) None of these
Answer: (A)
61. Book Authored by Pt. Omkarnath Thakur iswww.netugc.com
(A) Sangeetanjali
(B) Abhinav Sangeet
(C) Sangeetraj
(D) Rag Vigyan
Answer: (A)
62. Acharya of Grammar is
(A) Panini
(B) Bhankar Bhav
(C) Ramgopal
(D) Kanthe Maharaj
Answer: (A)
63. Padma Shri Awardee Artist of 2012 is
(A) Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta
(B) Zia Fariduddin Dagar
(C) Bhupendra Hazarika
(D) None of these
Answer: (B)
64. What is the term used for small phrases in music?
(A) Akshiptika
(B) Sthay
(C) Mukhchalan
(D) Murki
Answer: (B)
65. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
a. Matang 1. Swara Mela Kala Nidhi
b. Ramamatya 2. Rag Tarangini
c. Lochan 3. Brihaddeshi
d. Somnath 4. Rag Vibodh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 4 3 1
Answer: (A)
66. The Rhythm of Staff Notation similar to Ektal of Hindustani Music is
(A) Simple Duple Time
(B) Simple Triple Time
(C) Simple Quadruple Time
(D) Compound Duple
Answer: (A)
67. Which Raga does not belong to ‘Kanhra Anga’?
(A) Bhimpalasi
(B) Adana
(C) Shahana
(D) Suha
Answer: (A)
68. The following combination of notes depicts which Raga? ‘Pa Dha, Ma Pa, Ga Ma Dha Pa, Re Sa’
(A) Bhatiyar
(B) Marubihag
(C) Bihag
(D) Nand
Answer: (D)
69. Tumba of Tambura is made of
(A) Wood
(B) Red Pumpkin
(C) White Gourd
(D) None of these
Answer: (B)
Answer: (A)
71. Which Treatise is written by Prof. Premlata Sharma?
(A) Ras Sidhanta : Mul, Shakha, Pallav, Patjhar
(B) Bhartiya Sangeet Ka Itihas
(C) Sangeet Manjari
(D) Sangeet Bodh
Answer: (A)
72. The word used for ‘Art’ in Vedic yug
(A) Udar Kala
(B) Rupatmak Kala
(C) Shilp
(D) Pratikvadi Kala
Answer: (C)
73. Karun Ras is related to which swaras?
(A) Sharaj – Rishabh
(B) Gandhar – Nishad
(C) Gandhar – Pancham
(D) Gandhar – Madhyam
Answer: (B)
74. What is the term for small parts of Geet and Alaps?
(A) Roopkalapti
(B) Bidari
(C) Sthayi
(D) Matu
Answer: (B)
75. Which Gharana pays special attention to ‘Layakari’?
(A) Kirana
(B) Gwalior
(C) Patiala
(D) Agra
Answer: (D)
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