Music of India

What do you call the group of musical instruments that produces sound when the strings are plucked, strummed and bowed?

• Percussion instruments

• String instruments

• Brass wind

• Wind instruments

A sacred text, the third of the four Vedas of Hinduism in India is called _.

• Veda

• Rig veda

• Vida veda

• Sama veda

A musical element that plays an important role in Indian music is _.

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Dynamics

• Melody

What do you call the element of time in music?

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

• Melody

What do you call the group of musical instruments that makes sound when its hit, shaken or scrapped?

• Percussion instruments

• String instruments

• String instruments

• Wind instruments

The music from North India, influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, historical Vedic religion/Vedic philosophy, native Indian sounds and enriched by the Persian performance practices of the Mughal era is called_.

• Carnatic music

• Hindustani music

• Veda

• Samagana

The traditional music in India that is also called temple music.

• Sama Veda

• Carnatic music

• Hindustani music

• Rig Veda

It is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers at religious functions and other occasions.

• Samagana

• Samagana

• Rig Veda

• Veda

This class of instruments is characterized by plucked strings. In ancient times virtually all instruments of this class were referred to as vina.

• Vitat

• Ghan

• Sushir

• Tat

This class is based upon percussive instruments which do not have membranes, specifically those which have solid resonators.

• Ghan

• Tat

• Avanaddh

• Sushir