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Varnam batch quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which thalam has all the 3 angas in the Alankaram?

a)

Rupakam

b)

Triputa

c)

Dhruva

d)

Jhampa

2.

By seeing the symbols, find out the thalam - I5 I5 O2 O2

a)

Eka

b)

Rupakam

c)

Dhruva

d)

Ata

3.

What ragam do you get when you add Nishadham to the ragam Abogi?

a)

Kalyani

b)

Sriranjani

c)

Bilahari

d)

Hamsadwani

4.

If I change the Suddha Madhyamam of Gambeera Nattai to Prathi Madhyamam, what is the resultant ragam?

a)

Mohanam

b)

Kalyani

c)

Kamboji

d)

Amruthvarshini

5.

How many Angas do we have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

6.

What is Dheera Shankarabharanam ragam's melakarta number?

a)

29

b)

72

c)

15

d)

36

7.

How many chakras are there in the melakarta chart?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

72

d)

36

8.

7 (Sapta) swaras has 12 Swarasthanas, altogether how many Swara names do we have?

a)

72

b)

36

c)

16

d)

32

9.

What do you call a varnam which has Sahityam for the Mukthayi and Chittaiswaram?

a)

Tana varnam

b)

Padha varnam

c)

Dharu varnam

10.

Example of a Varja Raga

a)

Mayamalavagowlai

b)

Mohanam

c)

Abogi

d)

Bhairavi

11.

What is the first half and second half of the varnam called respectively?

a)

Purvangam and Uttharangam

b)

Uttharangam and Purvangam

c)

Mukthayi swaram and Charanam

d)

Chittaiswaram and Sahityam

12.

What does the term 'Anuloma' refer to when practicing a Varnam?

a)

Changing the Thala speed while keeping the melody constant

b)

Singing the swaras while keeping the Thala constant

c)

Singing the lyrics in a different raga

d)

Starting the Varnam from the Charanam

13.

Which raga allows an Anya swara to its Arohanam and Avarohanam

a)

Upanga

b)

Melakarta

c)

Bhashanga

d)

Varja

14.

When practicing a Varnam in 'Tisra Gati', how does the count change?

a)

You change the Tala from Adi to Rupaka.

b)

You sing 3 notes per beat instead of the usual 4 (Chatusra)

c)

You sing only 3 notes per entire cycle.

15.

A 'Varnam' is considered a 'Kalpita Sangeetam'

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these is considered a 'Janaka Raga' in the Melakarta system?

a)

Malahari

b)

Hamsadhwani

c)

Bhairavi

d)

Kamavardhini

17.

Which swaras are known as Achala swaras?

a)

M

b)

P

c)

D

d)

N

18.

The 72 Melakarta ragas are divided into two halves (36 each) based on which swara variation?

a)

R

b)

M

c)

D

d)

N

19.

The 'Suladi Sapta Talas' become 35 Talas by varying which of the following?

a)

The number of Dhrutams

b)

The Jati of the Laghu

c)

The speed (Kaalam)

d)

The number of Anudhrutams

20.

10. Which of these Melakarta Chakras uses 'Prati Madhyamam' (M2)?

a)

Rishi Chakra (7th)

b)

Vasu Chakra (8th)

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

21.

Which of the following Melakarta ragas is the 'Prati Madhyamam' equivalent of Mayamalavagowla

a)

Kalyani

b)

Panthuvarali (Kamavardhini)

c)

Lathangi

d)

Shanmukhapriya

22.

What is the term used for the starting point of a musical phrase in relation to the Tala cycle?

a)

Kalapramanam

b)

Arudhi

c)

Gathi

d)

Eduppu (Graha)

23.

If a raga is 'Upanga', what does that imply about its swaras?

a)

It uses Anya swaras

b)

It uses only notes found in its parent raga

c)

Its a zig zag scale pattern

d)

It is a raga with only 5 notes

24.

Which of these Melakarta ragas uses Suddha Madhyamam (M1)?

a)

Chakravaham

b)

Shanmukhapriya

c)

Kalyani

d)

Mayamalavagowlai

25.

Swarasthanas of R3 and G2 share the same frequency?

a)

True

b)

False