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Indian Music Theory

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many musical notes are there?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

12

d)

8

2.

A komal note is

a)

half step lower than shuddha note

b)

half step higher than shuddha note

c)

one step higher than teevra note

d)

none of these

3.

Which of the following notes can be made teevra?

a)

only D

b)

R, G, D, N

c)

P

d)

only M

4.

Music is a combination of

a)

singing and playing instruments

b)

singing only

c)

playing instruments and dance

d)

singing, dance and playing instruments

5.

A descending scale is called

a)

aaroh

b)

avroh

c)

gayan samay

d)

none of these

6.

A set of beats is called

a)

taan

b)

taar

c)

taal

d)

vivaadi

7.

Teentaal has ___ beats

a)

10

b)

6

c)

8

d)

16

8.

Lower octave is called

a)

Madhya saptak

b)

Taar Saptak

c)

Mandra Saptak

d)

Drut

9.

When a raag has all 7 notes, its jaati is

a)

Shadav

b)

Complete

c)

Sampoorna

d)

Audav

10.

First matra of a taal is called

a)

Taali

b)

Khaali

c)

Sam

d)

Vibhaag

11.

If a Raag has 5 notes in the Aaroh and 7 notes in the Avroh its jaati will be?

a)

Audav

b)

Sampoorna

c)

Audav-Shadav

d)

Audav-Sampoorna

12.

Which of the following raags does not have Ma and Ni?

a)

Bihag

b)

Yaman

c)

Bhoopali

d)

Des

13.

Which thaat has all shuddha swars?

a)

Kaafi

b)

Kalyan

c)

Todi

d)

Bilawal

14.

The most important swar in a raag

a)

Vikrit swar

b)

Vaadi swar

c)

Varjit swar

d)

Samvaadi swar

15.

The catchphrase of a raag is called __

a)

Aaroh

b)

Avroh

c)

Jaati

d)

Pakad

16.

Which of the following raags has sampoorna jaati?

a)

Bhoopali

b)

Yaman

c)

Des

d)

Bihag

17.

What is the thaat of Raag Yaman?

a)

Kafi

b)

Kalyan

c)

Poorvi

d)

Asawari

18.

Which component of Taal is shown by taking one hand away from the other hand?

a)

Khaali

b)

Taali

c)

Sam

d)

Avartan