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1	Two singers sing the same note equally loudly, yet listeners can tell their voices apart. Which quality of na…	Performing Arts Sangeet, naad, shruti and swara	Easy
2	Which swaras of the Hindustani octave are called achal because they have no komal or teevra form?	Performing Arts Sangeet, naad, shruti and swara	Easy
3	According to the traditional distribution of 22 shrutis, how many shrutis belong to Ga and Ni taken together?	Performing Arts Sangeet, naad, shruti and swara	Medium
4	A student counts all the distinct notes available within one saptak in Hindustani music. What total should sh…	Performing Arts Sangeet, naad, shruti and swara	Medium
5	Statement I: The pitch of a note rises when its frequency of vibration increases. Statement II: The loudness …	Performing Arts Sangeet, naad, shruti and swara	Hard
6	The note pattern "Ga Ga Ga Ga" sung on one note is an example of which varna?	Performing Arts Gram, murchana, varna and alankar	Easy
7	Which of these three grams of ancient Indian music is said to have gone out of practical use?	Performing Arts Gram, murchana, varna and alankar	Easy
8	A teacher makes students sing "Sa Re Ga, Re Ga Ma, Ga Ma Pa" up the octave and back. This exercise is best ca…	Performing Arts Gram, murchana, varna and alankar	Medium
9	A melodic phrase goes "Sa Re Ga Re Sa Ni Sa". Which varna does it represent?	Performing Arts Gram, murchana, varna and alankar	Medium
10	Why could the seven notes of a single gram produce seven different murchanas?	Performing Arts Gram, murchana, varna and alankar	Hard
11	Which rule of raga formation does a melody break if it uses Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni but never Sa?	Performing Arts Raga and its elements	Easy
12	A sitar player pulls the string sideways so that the sound slides from Ga up to Ma without a break. This orna…	Performing Arts Raga and its elements	Easy
13	In a khayal performance, a singer sings rapid runs of notes using the words of the composition instead of "aa…	Performing Arts Raga and its elements	Medium
14	Which of these melodies cannot be a raga under the Hindustani rules of raga formation?	Performing Arts Raga and its elements	Medium
15	A very brief, light touch of a neighbouring note just before the main note is sung, so that it adds colour wi…	Performing Arts Raga and its elements	Hard
16	In the kingdom analogy of a raga, which note is compared to the minister?	Performing Arts Vadi, samvadi, anuvadi and vivadi	Easy
17	A note that does not belong to a raga and would disturb its mood if used freely is called:	Performing Arts Vadi, samvadi, anuvadi and vivadi	Easy
18	In raga Bhupali, Ga is the vadi and Dha is the samvadi. What are Sa, Re and Pa in this raga?	Performing Arts Vadi, samvadi, anuvadi and vivadi	Medium
19	A raga's vadi is Dha, which lies in the uttarang. By the general rule, during which period is it likely to be…	Performing Arts Vadi, samvadi, anuvadi and vivadi	Medium
20	Which raga has Ma as its vadi and Sa as its samvadi and omits Re and Pa entirely?	Performing Arts Vadi, samvadi, anuvadi and vivadi	Hard
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
41	Which vocal form is made up of sthayi, antara, sanchari and abhog and is accompanied by the pakhawaj?	Performing Arts Hindustani forms	Easy
42	A song is sung in fast tempo using syllables such as "tana dere na, dir dir" with no meaningful words. It is …	Performing Arts Hindustani forms	Easy
43	Which instrumental composition is a slow sitar gat in Teentaal traditionally starting from the 12th matra?	Performing Arts Hindustani forms	Medium
44	A singer focuses on expressing the shades of meaning of a romantic Braj text in raga Khamaj, with flexible ra…	Performing Arts Hindustani forms	Medium
45	Which ruler's court at Gwalior is most closely associated with the flowering of dhrupad?	Performing Arts Hindustani forms	Hard
46	What is the correct order of the three sections of a Karnatak kriti?	Performing Arts Karnatak forms	Easy
47	Which Karnatak form, built on rhythmic syllables, usually brings a Bharatanatyam recital to a close?	Performing Arts Karnatak forms	Easy
48	The best-known composer of Telugu padams, used widely for abhinaya in dance, is:	Performing Arts Karnatak forms	Medium
49	In a Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi, a singer repeats one line of the pallavi with improvised melodic variations while k…	Performing Arts Karnatak forms	Hard
50	A tillana in Karnatak music is closest in character to which Hindustani form?	Performing Arts Karnatak forms	Medium