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GK – Music & Gharanas – Set 10
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 10 questions to be solved in 5 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Purandara Dasa composed his devotional songs mainly in which language?
- A. Tamil
- B. Telugu
- C. Malayalam
- D. Kannada
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Answer: D. Kannada
Purandara Dasa wrote in Kannada.
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan belongs to which gharana?
- A. Rampur-Sahaswan
- B. Kirana
- C. Jaipur-Atrauli
- D. Indore
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Answer: A. Rampur-Sahaswan
Ghulam Mustafa Khan is a leading name of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.
- Which of the following is NOT a gharana of classical Hindustani music?
- A. Thanjavur Gharana (Thanjavur Gharana)
- B. Kirana Gharana (Kirana Gharana)
- C. Gwalior Gharana (Gwalior Gharana)
- D. Agra Gharana (Agra Gharana)
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Answer: A. Thanjavur Gharana (Thanjavur Gharana)
The Thanjavur gharana is associated with the Indian classical Carnatic music tradition.
- Begum Akhtar was known as the "Queen of" which form?
- A. Tarana
- B. Ghazal
- C. Qawwali
- D. Dhrupad
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Answer: B. Ghazal
Begum Akhtar is remembered as the Mallika-e-Ghazal.
- The Patiala Gharana is notable for the presentation of which type of classical music? I- Thumri II- Khayal
- A. Neither I nor II
- B. Both I and II
- C. Only II
- D. Only I
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Answer: B. Both I and II
The Patiala Gharana is known for its wonderful blend of Khayal and Thumri; it is one of the most prominent Gharanas of Hindustani classical music.
- Which of these is a Hindustani singer awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2009?
- A. Bhimsen Joshi
- B. Kumar Gandharva
- C. Jasraj
- D. Kishori Amonkar
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Answer: A. Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi of the Kirana gharana received the Bharat Ratna in 2009.
- Bade Ghulam Ali Khan belongs to which gharana?
- A. Mewati
- B. Jaipur-Atrauli
- C. Patiala
- D. Rampur-Sahaswan
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Answer: C. Patiala
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is a leading name of the Patiala gharana.
- Who was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna?
- A. Lata Mangeshkar
- B. Bismillah Khan
- C. M. S. Subbulakshmi
- D. Ravi Shankar
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Answer: C. M. S. Subbulakshmi
M. S. Subbulakshmi received the Bharat Ratna in 1998.
- Raga Multani is traditionally performed in which part of the day?
- A. Early morning
- B. Evening
- C. Late night
- D. Afternoon
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Answer: D. Afternoon
Raga Multani is sung in the afternoon, according to the traditional time theory (prahar).
- Which of the following singers belongs to the Kirana gharana?
- A. Mallikarjun Mansur
- B. Amir Khan
- C. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
- D. Sawai Gandharva
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Answer: D. Sawai Gandharva
Sawai Gandharva belongs to the Kirana gharana.