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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
21	A raga uses five notes in its aroh and seven in its avroh. What is its jaati?	Performing Arts Aroh, avroh, pakad and thaat	Easy
22	Which thaat has komal Re, komal Dha and teevra Ma, with all other notes shuddha?	Performing Arts Aroh, avroh, pakad and thaat	Medium
23	How many melakartas (parent scales) are there in the Karnatak system as organised by Venkatamakhi?	Performing Arts Aroh, avroh, pakad and thaat	Easy
24	Which statement about a thaat is NOT correct?	Performing Arts Aroh, avroh, pakad and thaat	Medium
25	A scale uses Sa, Re, komal Ga, Ma, Pa, komal Dha and komal Ni. To which Bhatkhande thaat does it belong?	Performing Arts Aroh, avroh, pakad and thaat	Hard
26	How many bols are placed in each matra when a theka is played in chhegun?	Performing Arts Laya and layakari	Easy
27	A singer performs the 16 bols of Teentaal in dugun so that the last bol falls just before sam. From which mat…	Performing Arts Laya and layakari	Medium
28	How many bols are spoken in one avartan of Jhaptaal recited in tigun?	Performing Arts Laya and layakari	Medium
29	Which description fits aad laya?	Performing Arts Laya and layakari	Hard
30	The chhota khayal and the tarana are usually sung in which laya?	Performing Arts Laya and layakari	Easy
31	In Bhatkhande notation, which symbol marks the khali of a taal?	Performing Arts Taal terms	Easy
32	What is one complete cycle of a taal, from sam back to sam, called?	Performing Arts Taal terms	Easy
33	In Teentaal, on which matra does the khali fall?	Performing Arts Taal terms	Medium
34	In which of these taals does the sam itself fall on a khali vibhag?	Performing Arts Taal terms	Hard
35	A tabla player keeps repeating "Dha Ge Na Ti Na Ka Dhi Na" as the basic pattern for a song. This standard pat…	Performing Arts Taal terms	Medium
36	Which taal has 10 matras divided into vibhags of 2, 3, 2 and 3?	Performing Arts Prominent taals	Easy
37	How many aksharas (beats) make up one cycle of Karnatak Adi taal?	Performing Arts Prominent taals	Easy
38	A 12-matra taal with taalis on 1, 5, 9, 11 is played on pakhawaj with the bols "Dha Dha \| Din Ta \| Kit Dha ..…	Performing Arts Prominent taals	Medium
39	In Dhamar taal (vibhags 5-2-3-4), on which matra does the khali fall?	Performing Arts Prominent taals	Hard
40	Which pair of taals is most commonly used for light songs such as bhajans, ghazals and folk songs?	Performing Arts Prominent taals	Medium