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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