Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music ?
- (a)Nat Bhairavi
- (b)Kamavardhini
- (c)Hanumatodi
- (d)Dheera Shankarabharanam
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Official answer(d) Dheera Shankarabharanam
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Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the famous classical singer from Karnataka, represented the :
- (a)Agra Gharana
- (b)Gwalior Gharana
- (c)Patiala Gharana
- (d)Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
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Official answer(d) Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in
- (a)Delhi
- (b)Gwalior
- (c)Ujjain
- (d)Lahore
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Official answer(d) Lahore
With reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' pertain to
- (a)dance forms of Northwest India
- (b)musical instruments
- (c)pre-historic cave paintings
- (d)tribal languages
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Official answer(d) tribal languages
With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?
- (a)Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
- (b)Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses.
- (c)Tansen composed songs on his patrons.
- (d)Tansen invented many Ragas.
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Official answer(a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
- (a)Humayun
- (b)Akbar
- (c)Jahangir
- (d)Shah Jahan
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Official answer(c) Jahangir
With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements : 1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna. 2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas. 3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries. 4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- (a)1 and 3 only
- (b)2 and 4 only
- (c)1, 2 and 3
- (d)2, 3 and 4
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Official answer(b) 2 and 4 only