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GK – Music & Gharanas – Set 11
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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.
- Dhrupad singing of the Dagar family is known as
- A. Khandarvani
- B. Dagarvani
- C. Gobarhari
- D. Nauharvani
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Answer: B. Dagarvani
The Dagar family sings in the style called Dagarvani.
- Pandit Narayanrao Bodas belonged to the ______ Gharana of Hindustani classical music?
- A. Banaras Gharana
- B. Kirana Gharana
- C. Gwalior Gharana
- D. Rampur Gharana
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Answer: C. Gwalior Gharana
Pandit Narayanrao Bodas belonged to the Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani classical music.
- How many beats (matras) does Deepchandi have?
- A. 14
- B. 16
- C. 10
- D. 12
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Answer: A. 14
Deepchandi has 14 beats.
- Annamacharya, a great composer of devotional songs, sang in praise of which deity?
- A. Vitthal
- B. Krishna of Dwarka
- C. Jagannath
- D. Venkateswara
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Answer: D. Venkateswara
Annamacharya composed sankirtanas in praise of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati.
- Raga Ahir Bhairav is traditionally performed in which part of the day?
- A. Late night
- B. Afternoon
- C. Early morning
- D. Evening
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Answer: C. Early morning
Raga Ahir Bhairav is sung in the early morning, according to the traditional time theory (prahar).
- Raga Malhar is associated with which season?
- A. Spring
- B. Summer
- C. Monsoon
- D. Winter
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Answer: C. Monsoon
Malhar ragas are sung in the rainy season.
- The Carnatic music "Kriti" form was perfected by
- A. Tyagaraja
- B. Jayadeva
- C. Tansen
- D. Haridas
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Answer: A. Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja composed hundreds of kritis in Telugu.
- Dhrupad is traditionally accompanied by which percussion instrument?
- A. Tabla
- B. Pakhawaj
- C. Dholak
- D. Khanjira
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Answer: B. Pakhawaj
The pakhawaj is the traditional drum for dhrupad.
- Bhimsen Joshi belongs to which gharana?
- A. Agra
- B. Jaipur-Atrauli
- C. Kirana
- D. Mewati
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Answer: C. Kirana
Bhimsen Joshi is a leading name of the Kirana gharana.
- How many melakarta (parent) ragas are there in Carnatic music?
- A. 22
- B. 32
- C. 72
- D. 108
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Answer: C. 72
The melakarta system has 72 parent ragas.