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SPS Quiz1-MUSIC of INDIA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest country in South Asia?

a)

India

b)

Israel

c)

Pakistan

d)

Philippines

2.

Indian music remains fundamental to the lives of the people of India as a source of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression and entertainment.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

One aspect of Indian vocal music uses melismatic singing with nasal vocal quality,

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

It is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns.

a)

Samagana

b)

Sama Veda

c)

Rig Veda

d)

Veda

5.

A traditional music of India coming from the South and is called as “Temple Music”.

a)

Carnatic

b)

Hindustani

c)

Ghazal

d)

Qawwali

6.

What does the word "Khyal" means?

a)

Devotions

b)

Imagination

c)

Improvisation

d)

Technique

7.

What musical element plays an important role in Indian music and is fundamental to the creation of any musical system?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Rhythm

c)

Timbre

d)

Pitch

8.

An instrument described as a non-membranous percussive instrument but with solid resonators.

a)

Avanaddh

b)

Ghan

c)

Sushir

d)

Tat

9.

Tat is a plucked stringed instruments while Vitat is a bowed stringed instruments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Tabla is the most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Hindustani music. How about the most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Carnatic music?

a)

Manjira

b)

Mridangam

c)

Sitar

d)

Shank