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