Music & Musical Instruments Questions with Solutions
This topic covers Indian classical music, its two main traditions (Hindustani and Carnatic), gharanas, ragas and talas, folk music styles, and the musical instruments of India along with the artists who are famous for playing them. It also includes the four classes of instruments: string (tata), wind (sushira), percussion (avanaddha) and solid (ghana). Exam questions usually pair an instrument with its maestro, such as the sitar with Pandit Ravi Shankar, the shehnai with Ustad Bismillah Khan or the santoor with Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. Other common questions ask about the origin of a gharana, the instrument a folk style uses, or the class an instrument belongs to. Making a two-column list of instruments and artists is the quickest way to revise. Practise the music and musical instruments questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q141.
The song 'Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge' from the film Sholay was composed by:
A. R. D. BurmanB. Laxmikant-PyarelalC. Kalyanji-AnandjiD. S. D. BurmaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q142.
The patriotic song 'Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo' was first sung by:
A. Asha BhosleB. Mahendra KapoorC. Lata MangeshkarD. Mohammed RafieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q143.
The vocal music form 'Tappa' is originally associated with which region?
A. PunjabB. BengalC. KeralaD. AssammediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q144.
Which folk song is popular in North Bengal, western Assam and northern Bangladesh?
A. BhawaiyaB. MandoC. LavaniD. PowadamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q145.
Ovi (Owi) is a folk song tradition of which state?
A. OdishaB. KarnatakaC. GujaratD. MaharashtramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q146.
The form of devotional poetry sung in praise of the god Vithoba is called:
A. AbhangB. TiruppavaiC. Bhajan of KabirD. BorgeetmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q147.
How many notes are there in the scale of a 'Shadava' raga?
A. FourB. FiveC. SevenD. SixeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q148.
'Maand' is primarily a traditional folk singing style from which state?
A. RajasthanB. Madhya PradeshC. PunjabD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q149.
Wanawan, a folk music form of Kashmir, is sung mainly during:
A. harvest festivalsB. wedding ceremoniesC. funeralsD. boat racesmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q150.
Bhatiali is the folk music of:
A. PunjabB. GujaratC. KeralaD. West BengaleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q151.
The Tansen Sangeet Samaroh, organised by the Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala Evam Sangeet Academy, is held at:
A. BhopalB. GwaliorC. UjjainD. IndoreeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q152.
In contemporary Carnatic music, how many 'Melakarta' ragas are there?
A. 32B. 108C. 10D. 72mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q153.
The Prayag Sangeet Samiti at Prayagraj was established in:
A. 1926B. 1947C. 1901D. 1952hardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q154.
Alha singing is a prominent genre of folk songs of some parts of which state?
A. AssamB. KeralaC. GujaratD. Uttar PradesheasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q155.
The 13th-century musical treatise 'Sangeet Ratnakar' was composed by:
A. VenkatamakhinB. Bharata MuniC. Matanga MuniD. SharngadevamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q156.
Bongeet (forest or nature songs) is mainly a folk song form of which state?
A. KeralaB. PunjabC. AssamD. RajasthanmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q157.
The song 'Ekla Chalo Re' (Walk Alone) was written by:
A. Rabindranath TagoreB. Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeC. Sarojini NaiduD. Kazi Nazrul IslameasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q158.
The lyrics of the song 'Saare Jahan Se Achha' were written by:
A. Muhammad IqbalB. Rabindranath TagoreC. Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeD. Ram Prasad BismileasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q159.
Which gharana of Hindustani music was founded by Ali Baksh Jarnail and Fateh Ali Khan?
A. Kirana gharanaB. Gwalior gharanaC. Agra gharanaD. Patiala gharanamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q160.
Chakri, a choral folk song form, belongs to which region?
A. PunjabB. RajasthanC. SikkimD. KashmirmediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›