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Musical instruments - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Which of the following is correctly matched with respect to the persons and related to their musical instruments?
    I. U Srinivas - Mandolin
    II. Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
    1. Only II
    2. Only I
    3. Both I and II
    4. Neither I nor II
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following music instruments are solid instruments?
    1. Tata Vadya
    2. Ghana Vadya
    3. Avanaddha Vadya
    4. Sushira Vadya
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  3. Question 3

    What is Tat Vadya?
    1. Percussion instruments
    2. Stringed Instruments
    3. Solid Instruments
    4. Wind Instruments
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  4. Question 4

    A Ghatam is a ______.
    1. large, narrow-mouthed earthenware pot used as a percussion instrument
    2. small handheld drum that resembles a tambourine
    3. wind instrument made of wood and metal
    4. percussion instrument made of leather and jackwood
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  5. Question 5

    The wood of which of the following trees is used to make the large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical music known as Bobbili Veena/Saraswathi Veena?
    1. Teak wood
    2. Jackfruit wood
    3. Walnut wood
    4. Sandal wood
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  6. Question 6

    Ustad Asad Ali Khan was one of the masters of the ______.
    1. tanpura
    2. sarangi
    3. rudra veena
    4. Mridangam
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  7. Question 7

    Who among the following Indian musicians is known for his contribution to the field of Hindustani music for the classification of Ragas into ten Thatas?
    1. Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
    2. Allauddin Khan
    3. Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
    4. Abdul Karim Khan
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  8. Question 8

    Bhajan Sopori, a Padma Shri awardee, is a ______ player.
    1. santoor
    2. tabla
    3. violin
    4. sitar
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following is correctly matched?
    1. Sultan Khan – Sarangi
    2. Zakir Husain – Sitar
    3. Bismillah Khan – Tabla
    4. Hariprasad Chaurasia – Sarod
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  10. Question 10

    Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, an accomplished Santoor player, originally hails from the State /UT of:
    1. Assam
    2. Jammu and Kashmir
    3. Himachal Pradesh
    4. Lakshadweep
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  11. Question 11

    Brj Bhushan Kabra was considered an expert in which of the following instruments in the field of Indian classical music?
    1. Veena
    2. Santoor
    3. Guitar
    4. Violin
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  12. Question 12

    Shakoor Khan and Pt. Ram Narayan are associated with which musical instrument?
    1. Sitar
    2. Sarod
    3. Been
    4. Sarangi
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  13. Question 13

    Bundu Khan was a ______ player of Delhi gharana.
    1. sarangi
    2. lute
    3. santoor
    4. sarod
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  14. Question 14

    In India, the musical instrument “Flute” is also known as ______.
    1. Veena
    2. Bansuri
    3. Manjira
    4. Tabla
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  15. Question 15

    Bharat Muni, in his Natya Shastra, categorises musical instruments into four different parts. What is the categorisation of musical instruments by Bharat Muni based on?
    1. Different sounds of the musical instruments
    2. The shape of the musical instruments
    3. The uses of the musical instruments in different occasions, such as wedding, festivals and public gathering
    4. Different materials used in the musical instruments
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  16. Question 16

    In classical Carnatic music, tempo is called ______.

    1. padam
    2. laya
    3. gita
    4. achala
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  17. Question 17

    Sangeeta Shankar was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2021 for her contribution in playing which musical instrument?
    1. Veena
    2. Santoor
    3. Flute
    4. Violin
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following is a string instrument commonly featured in the folk music of Gujarat?
    1. bungal
    2. pava
    3. jantar
    4. turi
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  19. Question 19

    Select the musical instrument which is NOT played by way of percussion or NOT played by way of striking any object?
    1. Shehnai
    2. Pakhawaj
    3. Drum
    4. Tabla
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Music of India?
    1. Tala is a cyclic arrangement of time units.
    2. The musical instrument Kamalcha is majorly used by the ‘Manganlar’ Community of Manipur as a popular accompaniment to their songs.
    3. A raga is believed to have started as a tribal or folk tune.
    4. The sruti is a unit of measure or small difference between the various consecutive pitches within a grama or a scale.
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