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Gharanas of Classical Music

47 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. The oldest gharana of Hindustani music is—

  1. AGwalior Gharana
  2. BAgra Gharana
  3. CLucknow Gharana
  4. DJaipur Gharana
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Answer: A) Gwalior Gharana

Q2. There is no gharana of Hindustani music.

  1. Agrocery gharana
  2. BLucknow Gharana
  3. CGwalior Gharana
  4. DAgra Gharana
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Answer: A) grocery gharana

Q3. The gharana famous for Dhrupad singing is---

  1. AMewati Gharana
  2. BGwalior Gharana
  3. CJaipur Gharana
  4. Dgrocery gharana
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Answer: B) Gwalior Gharana

Q4. Bade Ghulam Ali belonged to which Gharana?

  1. AFrom the Jaipur Gharana
  2. BFrom Gwalior Gharana
  3. CFrom the Agra Gharana
  4. DFrom the Patiala Gharana
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Answer: D) From the Patiala Gharana

Q5. The famous Thumri singer Girija Devi is related to—

  1. AFrom the Banaras Gharana
  2. BFrom the Lucknow Gharana
  3. CFrom the Jaipur Gharana
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) From the Banaras Gharana

Q6. Pandit Bhim Sen Joshi is---

  1. Aflute player
  2. BOdissi dancers
  3. CHindustani singer
  4. DSitar player
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Answer: C) Hindustani singer

Q7. Who started the 'Dhrupad' style of singing?

  1. AAmir Khusro
  2. BSwami Haridas
  3. CTansen
  4. DVishnu Digambar Paluskar
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Answer: B) Swami Haridas

Q8. The most popular singing style of Hindustani music at present is

  1. ADhrupad
  2. Bthought
  3. CThumri
  4. DTappa
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Answer: B) thought

Q9. Which gharana is considered to be the originator of 'Khayal' singing?

  1. AGwalior Gharana
  2. Bgrocery gharana
  3. CPatiala Gharana
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) Gwalior Gharana

Q10. Ritu Verma is related to-

  1. Afrom Ghazal singing
  2. Bin the Pandavani style
  3. CFrom Carnatic music
  4. Dfrom classical singing
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Answer: B) in the Pandavani style

Q11. Which of the following is not related to Ghazal singing?

  1. ABegum Akhtar
  2. BMallika Topaz
  3. CPeenaz Masani
  4. DHirabhai Varodkar
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Answer: D) Hirabhai Varodkar

Q12. Which of the following is related to classical singing?

  1. AShivkumar Sharma
  2. BB. G. Jog
  3. CMallikarjun Mansoor
  4. DAmjad Ali Khan
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Answer: C) Mallikarjun Mansoor

Q13. Famous singer Peenaz Masani is related to which singing genre?

  1. Aclassical singing
  2. BGhazal singing
  3. CThumri singing
  4. DCarnatic music
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Answer: B) Ghazal singing

Q14. To which genre of art is Begum Akhtar associated?

  1. Adance
  2. Bdrawing
  3. Cmusic
  4. DFolk Art
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Answer: C) music

Q15. Tansen, Swami Haridas and Baiju Bawda were associated with which form of Hindustani music style which had influence throughout North India?

  1. ATune
  2. BDhamar
  3. CDhrupad
  4. DTillana
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Answer: C) Dhrupad

Q16. Which of the following is not a part of the Hindustani music genre?

  1. ADhrupad
  2. BTillana
  3. CTune
  4. DDhamar
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Answer: B) Tillana

Q17. In the field of singing, he has the honour of singing in the United Nations-

  1. AAnup Jalota
  2. BBhupen Hazarika
  3. CLata Mangeshkar
  4. DM. S. Subbalakshmi
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Answer: D) M. S. Subbalakshmi

Q18. Who is called the 'Father of Carnatic Music'?

  1. ATyagraj
  2. BPurandar Das
  3. CSwati Tirupal
  4. DMuttuswamy Dixit
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Answer: B) Purandar Das

Q19. Tyagaraja's name is related

  1. AFrom Hindustani music
  2. BFrom Carnatic music
  3. CFrom classical dance
  4. DFrom folk art
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Answer: B) From Carnatic music

Q20. Where is classical music taken from?

  1. ARigveda
  2. BYajurveda
  3. CSamaveda
  4. DAtharva Veda
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Answer: C) Samaveda

Q21. Who is called the father of ghazals?

  1. AMirza Ghalib
  2. BAmir Khusro
  3. CBahadur Shah Zafar
  4. DOmar Khayyam
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Answer: B) Amir Khusro

Q22. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

  1. ALiterary writing
  2. Binstrumental playing
  3. Cclassical singing
  4. Dclassical singing
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Answer: C) classical singing

Q23. Known as the father of Carnatic music

  1. ASaint Kanakadasa
  2. BSaint Purandar Das
  3. CSaint Thyagaraja
  4. DSaint Dixithar
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Answer: B) Saint Purandar Das

Q24. Michael Jackson is associated with

  1. Afrom ballet dance
  2. Bfrom piano playing
  3. Cfrom pop music
  4. Dfrom jazz singing
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Answer: C) from pop music

Q25. When is Raga Bhairava or Raga Bhairavi sung?

  1. Ain the first quarter of the night
  2. Bin the second quarter of the night
  3. Cin the third quarter of the night
  4. Dat the morning
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Answer: D) at the morning

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