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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In which field has Hari Prasad Chaurasia earned fame? |
| A. | guitar playing |
| B. | Pakhawaj playing |
| C. | flute playing |
| D. | mridgam playing |
| Answer» D. mridgam playing | |
| 2. |
Neeru Swami Pillai is related to – |
| A. | with violin |
| B. | from the harp |
| C. | From Nadaswaram |
| D. | from tabla |
| Answer» D. from tabla | |
| 3. |
Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instrument? |
| A. | harp |
| B. | sarod |
| C. | Sitar |
| D. | Violin |
| Answer» C. Sitar | |
| 4. |
Vilayat Khan is related to which musical instrument? |
| A. | sarod |
| B. | Sitar |
| C. | the clarinet |
| D. | harp |
| Answer» C. the clarinet | |
| 5. |
Which instrument did the Mughal emperor Akbar play very efficiently? |
| A. | harp |
| B. | Pakhawaj |
| C. | Sitar |
| D. | Nakkara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Mridangam happens - |
| A. | double drum |
| B. | a flute |
| C. | stringed instrument |
| D. | an antelope |
| Answer» B. a flute | |
| 7. |
The power to form a new state is vested in— |
| A. | Of the Supreme Court |
| B. | Of the Lok Sabha |
| C. | to parliament |
| D. | Of the President |
| Answer» D. Of the President | |
| 8. |
Which of the following Mughal rulers was famous for playing Veena? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Babar |
| Answer» D. Babar | |
| 9. |
Who invented the musical instrument sitar? |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Ramdas |
| C. | tansen |
| D. | haridas |
| Answer» B. Ramdas | |
| 10. |
Koldihwa is related to – |
| A. | From the earliest evidence of rice |
| B. | Lower Paleolithic Carpet Site |
| C. | first sugarcane cultivation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. Lower Paleolithic Carpet Site | |
| 11. |
Which of the following does not match with the other group - |
| A. | Violin |
| B. | sarod |
| C. | guitar |
| D. | harmonium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
What are Umakant and Ramakant Gudecha brothers? |
| A. | dhrupad singer |
| B. | kathak dancer |
| C. | Saroj Sangeet |
| D. | tabla player |
| Answer» B. kathak dancer | |
| 13. |
Gangubai Hangal who died in 2009- |
| A. | famous bharatanatyam dancer |
| B. | famous hindustani vocals |
| C. | popular tamil actress |
| D. | famous theater personality |
| Answer» C. popular tamil actress | |
| 14. |
How many seats are reserved for Union Territories in Lok Sabha? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | no seat reserved |
| Answer» B. 25 | |
| 15. |
Begum Akhtar's name is associated with- |
| A. | classical instrumental music |
| B. | Classical Ghazals and Thumri |
| C. | Sufi Ghazals |
| D. | classical dance |
| Answer» C. Sufi Ghazals | |
| 16. |
The ancient form of Indian Vocal Music is - |
| A. | Ghazal |
| B. | dhrupad |
| C. | thumri |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. thumri | |
| 17. |
What has been the area of activity of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi? |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | classical music |
| C. | Education |
| D. | journalism |
| Answer» C. Education | |
| 18. |
Raag - Raagnis have been discussed in detail for the first time - |
| A. | Bharata's Natyashastra |
| B. | Narada's music in Makarand |
| C. | In the Brihatdesi of Matang |
| D. | Sharangdev's music in Ratnakar |
| Answer» C. In the Brihatdesi of Matang | |
| 19. |
Renowned thumri singer Girija Devi is related to- |
| A. | from Banaras Gharana |
| B. | from Lucknow Gharana |
| C. | from Jaipur Gharana |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. from Lucknow Gharana | |
| 20. |
The name of Amir Khusro is related to the invention of which musical instrument? |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | Shahnai |
| D. | sarod |
| Answer» B. Tabla | |
| 21. |
Musician Tansen is related to which royal court? |
| A. | Rewa, Gwalior, Mughal |
| B. | Gwalior, Mughal, Malwa |
| C. | Rewa, Mughal, Malwa |
| D. | Rewa, Gwalior, Malwa |
| Answer» B. Gwalior, Mughal, Malwa | |
| 22. |
Where is Bharatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya located? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Chandigarh |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Ahmedabad | |
| 23. |
Michael Jackson is related to – |
| A. | from vale dance |
| B. | by piano |
| C. | from pop music |
| D. | by jazz singing |
| Answer» D. by jazz singing | |
| 24. |
When is Raag Bhairav or Raag Bhairavi sung? |
| A. | in the first half of the night |
| B. | in the second half of the night |
| C. | in the third prahar of the night |
| D. | at the morning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Raag Des Kis Prahar is sung in- |
| A. | middle of the night |
| B. | at the morning |
| C. | in the first half of the night |
| D. | in the second half of the night |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The country's deepest harbor is - |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Kochi |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Visakhapatnam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Known as the father of Carnatic music- |
| A. | Sant Kanakdas |
| B. | Sant Purandar Das |
| C. | saint tyagaraja |
| D. | saint dikshitar |
| Answer» C. saint tyagaraja | |
| 28. |
The port established for the demand supply of chemicals is - |
| A. | dowry |
| B. | Paradip |
| C. | Annour |
| D. | Kandla |
| Answer» B. Paradip | |
| 29. |
Who is known as the father of Ghazals? |
| A. | mirza ghalib |
| B. | Amir Khusro |
| C. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| D. | Omar Khayam |
| Answer» C. Bahadur Shah Zafar | |
| 30. |
The name of Thyagaraja is related to – |
| A. | from Hindustani music |
| B. | from Carnatic music |
| C. | from classical dance |
| D. | from folk art |
| Answer» C. from classical dance | |
| 31. |
Where is classical music taken from- |
| A. | Rigveda |
| B. | Yajurveda |
| C. | Samaveda |
| D. | atharvaveda |
| Answer» D. atharvaveda | |
| 32. |
How many state capitals are connected under the National Highway Development Project? |
| A. | 13 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» C. 25 | |
| 33. |
Tansen, Swami Haridas and Baiju Bawda belonged to which form of Hindustani music style which had an impact all over North India? |
| A. | Tune |
| B. | Dhamar |
| C. | dhrupad |
| D. | to cry |
| Answer» D. to cry | |
| 34. |
In the field of singing, the United Nations has the distinction of singing - |
| A. | Anoop Jalota |
| B. | Bhupen Hazarika |
| C. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| D. | M / s. subbalakshmi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Begum Akhtar is related to which art form? |
| A. | Dance |
| B. | painting |
| C. | music |
| D. | Folk art |
| Answer» D. Folk art | |
| 36. |
What is Sada-e-Sarhad? |
| A. | Border National Highway |
| B. | international border |
| C. | india bangladesh bus service |
| D. | India - Pakistan Bus Service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is not a part of Hindustani music genre? |
| A. | dhrupad |
| B. | to cry |
| C. | Tune |
| D. | Dhamar |
| Answer» C. Tune | |
| 38. |
Ritu Verma is related to – |
| A. | by ghazal singing |
| B. | Pandwani style |
| C. | from Carnatic music |
| D. | by classical singing |
| Answer» C. from Carnatic music | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is not related to Ghazal singing? |
| A. | Begum Akhtar |
| B. | Mallika Pukhraj |
| C. | Peenaz Masani |
| D. | Hirabhai Varodkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Famous singer Peenaz Manasi is related to which singer? |
| A. | classical singing |
| B. | Ghazal singing |
| C. | thumri singing |
| D. | Carnatic music |
| Answer» C. thumri singing | |
| 41. |
Air taxi service started in 1990 AD is provided by - |
| A. | by private sector |
| B. | by public sector |
| C. | by both of the above |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. by public sector | |
| 42. |
Which Gharana is considered to be the father of Khayal singing? |
| A. | gwalior gharana |
| B. | grocery store |
| C. | Patiala Gharana |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. grocery store | |
| 43. |
Which airport was called the Golden Gate due to the highest amount of gold imports during 1994-95 through the route? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Kozhikode |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Who among the following is related to classical singing? |
| A. | Shiv Kumar Sharma |
| B. | NS. Yes. jog |
| C. | Malikkarjuna Mansoor |
| D. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| Answer» D. Amjad Ali Khan | |
| 45. |
Pandit Bhim Sen Joshi is |
| A. | fluteist |
| B. | Odissi dancer |
| C. | Hindustani singer |
| D. | sitar player |
| Answer» D. sitar player | |
| 46. |
Which National Highway connects Nagpur to Kanyakumari? |
| A. | NH - 6 |
| B. | NH - 7 |
| C. | NH - 46 |
| D. | NH - 47 |
| Answer» C. NH - 46 | |
| 47. |
The famous thumri singer Girja Devi is related to- |
| A. | from Banaras Gharana |
| B. | from Lucknow Gharana |
| C. | from Jaipur Gharana |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. from Lucknow Gharana | |
| 48. |
Bade Ghulam Ali belongs to which Gharana? |
| A. | from Jaipur Gharana |
| B. | from gwalior gharana |
| C. | from Agra Gharana |
| D. | from Patiala Gharana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The most popular singing style of Hindustani music from the present time is - |
| A. | dhrupad |
| B. | Care |
| C. | thumri |
| D. | Stage |
| Answer» C. thumri | |
| 50. |
Which airline company has created a price-wise situation in this sector by announcing low fares for domestic flights? |
| A. | Air Sahara |
| B. | Jet Airways |
| C. | air deccan |
| D. | Alliance Air |
| Answer» D. Alliance Air | |