1 Who is a President a wardee Tabla player belongs to the Banaras Gharana

Kishan Maharaj

Pt. Kanthe Maharaj

Gudai Maharaj

Pt. Beeru Mishra

2 Which of the following is a university established exclusively for music learning

Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow

Ravindra Bharati, Kolkata

Lucknow Vishvavidyalaya, Lucknow

Mumbai Vishvavidyalaya, Mumbai

3 Which of the following is not a Chhanda

Mandakantra

Shikharni

Haritalika

Dimdimi

4 Which of the following is not a yati

Sama

Mridanga

Pipilika

Anagata

5 The author of Taal-Toya-Nidhi is

Raja Chakradhar Singh

Raja Chhatrapati Singh

Raja Mansingh

Raja Digvijay Singh

6 How many khali in shikhar taal

3

2

1

0

7 Farodast taal, Jay taal and Adachartaal have equal matras

Wrong

correct

Can't say

None of these

8 In western music Vilambit laya known as

Zargo

Adanta

Metrical

Measured

9 Ustad Mune khan belongs to which gharaha

Lucknow

Delhi

Farukhabad

Banaras

10 Four kinds of Atodya are mentioned in Natya Shastra

Wrong

correct

Doubtful

Can't say

11 Two kinds of taal described in Natya Shastra

Doubtful

correct

Wrong

Can't say

12 What kind of instrument is Jhallari

Avanadha Vadya

Tatavnadha Vadya

Sushir Vadya

Ghan Vadya

13 The author of "Sangeetopanishadsarodhar" is

Vyakanmakhi

Raja Tuljaji

Sudha Kalash

Pt. Bhatkhande

14 The another name of this Deshi Taal is 'Ras Taal'

Rati Leel

Ranga Taal

Bijay

Adi

15 According to Natya Shastra Sampakveshtak Taal has

6 Matras

10 Matras

8 Matras

12 Matras

16 The matras of Nav Punch Taal composed by Rabindra Nath Thakur are

9

11

15

18

17 Which of the following is a Nishabda Kriya

Chitra

Awap

Vipanchi

Chachatput

18 How many matras are in Mishra Jati -Mathya Taal

10

16

12

14

19 Who of the following is both a tabla player and a sitar maestro of high grade

Dhruva Ghosh

Anindo Chatterjee

Nayan Ghosh

Kumar Bose

20 In which chapter of Natyashastra are described

30

32

31

33

21 Who of the following is not a pakhawaj player

Ramakant Pathak

Bhavani Shankar

Balram Pathak

Ramji Sharma

22 Which of the following is not a Sam Padi Taal

Teen Taal

Rupak

Ek Taal

Ada Chaital

23 The total number of Taal Lipi System in Indian music is

3

2

4

1

24 The Mridangam player who is also a Padma Vibhushan recipient, is

Pal Ghat Raghu

Pal Ghat Mani Ayyar

U. Shivraman

K. Chudamani

25 The Tabla player who has established 'Arun Sangeetalaya' is

Nikhil Ghosh

Gyan Prakash Ghosh

Shankar Ghosh

Pragyan Bose

26 The full name of Khapru mama is

Laxman Rao Parvatkar

Ramji Mishra

D.V. Parvatkar

V.D. Parvatkar

27 The number of matras of Khandjati Triput taal is

5

7

9

11

28 The huge "Bass Drum" came from which of the western countries

Baherain

Iraq

Turkey

Greece

29 For which laya Presto is in vogue in western music

Druta

Ati Druta

Madhya

Sadharan Druta

30 If one avartan of Jhaptal (Theka) will be played in one avartan of keharwa the layakari will be

Aad

Kuwad

Biad

Tigun

31 In which of the following Gharana Peshkar Vadan does not take place

Delhi

Banaras

Ajrada

Lucknow

32 Who was the mentor (Guru) of Ut. Abid Hussain Khan

Modu Khan

Munne Khan

Waijd Hussain

Nanhe Khan

33 Who is the mentor (Guru) of Ut. Shammu Khan

Kale Khan

Miru Khan

Hassu Khan

Munne Khan

34 The number of matras in Vishnu Taal is

17

18

19

20

35 The total Taali in Shikhar Taal

One

Two

Five

Three

36 Sangeet Kala Vihar is published from

Mumbai

Hathras

Miraj

Delhi

37 The princely estate patronising music is

Raigarh

Raipur

Allahabad

Varanasi

38 In which state's folk music the Dhol-Damama is used

Himachal Pradesh

Haryana

Uttra Khand

Uttar Pradesh

39 Which of the following is a Khol player

Suresh Ranjan Majumdar

Paresh Chandra Majumdar

Tejendra Narayan Majumdar

Subodh Ranjan Majumdar

40 The number of Dha and Dhin in Theka of Tri Taal is

3-3

4-4

5-5

6-6

41 The Delhi Gharana is mainly known for

Peshkar

Quaidas

Parans

Stuti Parans

42 The book "Bharatiya Taalon Kaa Shastriya Vivechan" is a publication of

Kanishk

Sangeet Natak Akadamy, Delhi

Gyanpeeth Prakashan

Madhya Pradesh Hindi Grantha Akadamy

43 The author of "Risalye Tabla Nawajee" is

Maulvi Rahman Khan

Maulvi Mohammad Ishaque

Maulvi Ram Misir

Maulvi Karamat Khan

44 The famous Tabla player of Punjab Gharana is

Haji Malang

Haji Vilayat Ali

Haji Mustaq Khan

Ustad Kallu Khan

45 The Vishtarshil Composition is

Tukda

Chakkardar

Bant

Farad

46 Which of the following taal is different

Teevra

Rupak

Pashto

Dhumali

47 Which of the following is a father son duo

Pt. Kanthe Maharaj -Kishan Maharaj

Ustad Abid Hussain -Wajid Hussain

Pt. Sharda Sahay -Sanju Sahay

Ustad Hasmat Ali -Akram Khan

48 The preface of the book 'Pakhawaj Aur Tabla Ke Gharane avam Paramparayen' is written by

Thakur Jaydeo Singh

Dr. Premlata Sharma

Dr. Lal Mani Mishra

Acharya Brihaspati

49 The smaller part of Nakkare is called

Bayan

Dayan

Dhama

Jheel

50 The other name of Chatasra Jaati Triput Taal is

Sankeerna

Aadi

Vidhi

Kaushiki

51 The first Vice Chancellor of Indira kala Sangeet Vishvavidyalaya

Dr. Baldeo Prasad Mishra

Dr. S.N. Ratanjankar

Dr. M.R. Gautam

Acharya Brihaspati

52 The total number of matras of Mishra Jati Dhruva Taal is

21

22

23

24

53 The author of the book Tabla Grantha is

Pt. Chhote Lal Mishra

Pt. Vijay Shankar Mishra

Pt. Sheetal Prasad Mishra

Pt. Rangnath Mishra

54 Normally in which of the following Taals Bedam Tihai is not possible

Tri Taal

Jhap Taal

Ek Taal

Rudra

55 Which of the following artists has played Tabla in the film 'Kinara'

Pt. Kishan Maharaj

Pt. Swapan Chaudhary

Ustad Zakir Hussain

Pt. Gudai Maharaj

56 The famous vocalist who was a Tabla player earlier, is

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

Pt. Jasraj ji

Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor

Pt. Kumar Gandharv

57 The great Tabla maestro who has given his valuable contribution in Marathi Natya Sangeet is

Ut. Ahmed Jan Thirakwa

Pt. Suresh Bhai Gaitonde

Ut. Alla Rakha

Ut. Amir Hussain

58 In which book the Dash Pranas of Taal have been mentioned for the first time

Sangeet Makrand

Natya Shastra

Sangeet Samaysaar

Abhinav Taal Manjari

59 The types of Laya are

3

4

5

6

60 The Pakhawaj player whom Aurangzeb gave the title of Mridang Ray is

Bhagwan Das

Kripa Pakhawaji

Bhawani Prasad

Hayat Khan

61 How Na is played in Tada an Bol

Tarjani

Madhyama

Anamika

With aans only

62 How many Taals are derived by Gati Bhed Karnatak Taal System

135

155

175

225

63 Dhumkit is played

On right side of Pakhawaj

On Left side of Pakhawaj

Both on right and left sides of Pakhwaj

On Gazra and Gatta of Pakhawaj

64 The instrument played with chob (sticks) is

Dholak

Tavil

Nakkara

Dukkad

65 Which of the following Bhinna shows the Laykari of Aad

5/4

7/4

3/2

4/5

66 Which of the following is a female Pakhawaj player

Dr. Yogmaya Shukla

Chitrangada Pant Agale

Anuradha Pal

Neelam Sharma

67 Pt. Anokhe Lal Mishra was famous for

Playing prastar of Theke

Playing Gat Farad

Playing Quaida Rela

All of the above

68 Match the following
Shikhar 21 matras
Pratap Shikhar 15 matras
Yati Shikhar 13 matras
Ganesh 17 matras

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69 Match the following
Sitar Kanhai Dutta
Sarod Anant Lal
Shehnai Uma Shankar Mishra
Tabla Ashish Khan

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70 Which treatise has first mentioned Dhruv marg

Brihaddeshi

Natya Shastra

Nardiya Shiksha

Sangeet Ratnakar

71 Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna

Pt. Bhim Sen Joshi

Pt. Ravishankar

Ut. Amir Khan

Ut. Bismillah Khan

72 The sign used in Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Taal Lipi system for 1/3 matra is





73 Which of the following musical instruments is different from the rest of three

Sitar

Mandolin

Violin

Sarod

74 Percussion Instruments (Avanadha Vadyas) are called

Pushkar

Lashkar

Vihan

Udgam

75 Who among the following is a disciple of Ut. Haji Vilayat Ali

Inam Ali

Chudia Wale Imam Baksh

Pt. Kodau singh

Pt. Ram Sahay