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Sample of Mcqs Question Bank University of Mumbai Department of Music MCQ Demo Paper for B.Mus. III and M. Mus. II Paper/Subject Code --------- Paper Name - ------------- Total Marks - 50 Students Seat No. -------- Instructions Section I and Section II are Compulsory. All questions carries equal marks. Section I Choose the correct alternative 1. Which of the following Artists is not a 'Santoor Player'? A - Pt.Bhajan Sopori B - Pt.Tarun Bhattacharya C - Ustad Ali Akbar Khan D - Pt.Shivkumar Sharma 2.Which Instrument did 'Ustad Vilayat khansahab' play? A - Tabla B - Sarod C - Santoor D - Sitar 3. Who plays the instrument 'Mohanveena'? A - Ganesh Mohan B - Krishnamohan Bhatt C - Vishwamohan Bhatt D - Mohan Ratan Sharma 4. The Famous vocalist 'Kaushiki Chakravarty' belongs to which Gharana? A - Patiayala gharana B - Gwalior gharana C - Rampur gharana D - Agra gharana 5. Which Indian Classical vocalist has sung the Famous song 'Ab ke Saawan'? A - Meeta Pandit B - Shubha Mudgal C - Neela Bhagwat D - Shubha Joshi 6. Which Artist has been awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the Govt of India? A - Pt.Hariprasad Chaurasia B - Ustad Bismillah khan C - Ustad Amjad ali khan D - Begum Parveen Sultana 7. What is the name of Sitar players Niladri Kumar's Guru? A - Pt.Ajay Kumar B - Pt.Suresh Kumar C - Pt.Himalay kumar D - Pt.Kartick kumar 8. 'Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Sammelan' is organised in which City? A - Mumbai B - Pune C - Delhi D - Banaras 9. Which Vocalist is famous by the Pen name 'Pran Piya'? A - Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan B - Ustad Imrat hussain khan C - Ustad Faiyaz khan D - Ustad Vajahat hussain Khan 10. Who has composed the song 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram'? A - Pt.Vishnu narayan bhatkhande B - Pt.Vishnu digambar Paluskar C - Pt.Annasaheb Ratanjankar D - Narayan Moreshwar Khare 11. Who is the author of the famous book 'Swarmayee'? A - Dr.Prabha Atre B - Dr.Ashwini bhide-deshpande C - Dr.Suneera Kasliwal D - Visudhi Veena sahasrabuddhe 12. Which of the following is an 'Audav Jaati Raag'? A - Vibhas B - Bhimpalas C - Yaman D - Bageshri 13. Which of the following is not an 'Uttarang Pradhan Raag'? A - Deshkar B - Darbari Kanada C - Sohni D - Basant 14. How many Matras does 'Ektaal' have? A - 12 B - 14 C - 15 D - 10 15. Which of the following Taals is not used for 'Khayal Singing'? A - Teentaal B - Tilwada C - Jhoomra D – Dadra 16. Which of the following instruments is used to accompany 'Dhrupad singing'? A - Tabla B - Mridangam C - Pakhavaj D - Nagada 17. Which Taal is used along with 'Tappa' singing? A - Dhamar B - Punjabi C - Deepchandi D - Adachautaal 18. Which among the following is a 'Sandhiprakash Raag'? A - Multani B - Sarang C - Purvi D - Adana 19. Who is the creator of the 'Raag Parameshwari'? A - Pt.Ravi Shankar B - Pt.Jagannathbuwa Purohit C - Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki D - Pt.Ram Marathe 20. 5|2|3|4| is the Division of ---------- A - Matta Taal B - Rupak Taal C - PanchamSawari taal D - Dhamar taal Section II Fill in the blanks. 21. 'Siddheshwari Devi' was famous for ------- A - Khayal B - Qawalli C - Thumri D - Dhrupad 22. 'Tansen Samaroha' is organized at --------- A - Rajasthan B - Gwalior C - Ajmer D - Kolkata 23. 'Gaansaraswati Kishoritai Amonkar' belongs to -------- Gharana. A - Kirana Gharana B - Jaipur Gharana C - Patiyala Gharana D - Agra Gharana 24. ------------------ is also known as the 'Shatatantri Veena. A - Surbahar B - Santoor C - Swarmandal D - Taanpura 25. --------------- is a Tabla player from the Banaras Gharana. A - Pt.Kumar Bose B - Ustad Zakir Hussain C - Pt.Anindo Chatterji D - Pt.Swapan Chaudhari Answer Key Question Answer Section I 1 C 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 B 9 A 10 B 11 A 12 A 13 B 14 A 15 D 16 C 17 B 18 C 19 A 20 D Section II 21 C 22 B 23 B 24 B 25 A .
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