There are many people who are interested in music and many of them are learning music. They should have the basic knowledge of music. The should know about Ragas, Antras, etc. There are number of varieties music in Indian Music such as Punjabi Music, Indian Pop, Classical Music and many more. There are many celebrities who are very good at music and won many hearts.
For increasing your knowledge on Indian Music, you can use this article for practice. General Knowledge Questions and Answers on Indian Music are available in this article.
Indian Music
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#1. How many books are there to learn in the basic stages of learning music?
2
4
6
8
#2. Hindustani classical music is broken into groups of notes. What would one of these groups of notes be called?
Note Group
Taal
Taalam
Raaga
#3. What is the tune of the song called?
Rag
Ragan
Antara
Taal
#4. Teen Tal is metered under how many beats
14
15
16
17
#5. Movie music in India is made for the Indian movie industry. What is the Indian movie industry called?
Bollywood
Hollywood
Tollywood
None of these
#6. What is the beat called?
Raag
Antara
Taal
Talam
#7. How many MelaKartha Ragas are there?
52
66
42
72
#8. It is said that Tabla was invented accidentally during a stage performance by an artist. Name the instrument from which Tabla was believed to be invented.
Bongo
Mridangam
Dholak
Guitar
#9. Which is an Indian string instrument?
Sitar
Violin
Piano
Guitar
#10. Which is the highest voice or tone in which one is allowed to sing?
Level 4
As high as the voice of all popular singers
Level 3
There are no limits
#11. How many sounds does Tabla produce?
3
4
12
18
#12. Ancient Tana with three swaras is called :
Samik
Ritwik
Archik
Gathik
#13. A musical scale containing five notes is called :
Diatonic Scale
Pentatonic Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
None of the above
#14. An excessive fondness for music is called :
Megalomania
Hypomania
Graphomania
Melomania
#15. What material is the Indian flute made of?
Steel
Plastic
Wood
Glass
#16. Which one of these Tabla players has received Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award given by the government of India?
Zakir Hussain
Ustaad Allahrakha
Pt. Kishan Maharaj
Ustad Abdul Latif
#17. By popular belief, Tabla was invented in which province of India?
Gujarat
Punjab
Delhi
Maharashtra
#18. With which song did Lata Mangeshkar do her first Hindi playback ?
Main Khili khili Phulvari
Janani Janam Bhoomi
Natai Chaitrachi Navalai
Pa Lagoon Kar Jori Re Shyam
#19. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam used to play :
Veena
Violin
Nadeswaram
Sitar
#20. The Violinist was equally popular in Hindustani and Karnatic style :
A. Narmada
Dr. N.S. Gopalakrishnan
N. Ramani
Lalgudi G. Jayraman
#21. Who is the youngest Indian singer to win a Filmfare award ?
Arijit Singh
Neeti Mohan
Ankit Tiwari
Nazia Hassan
#22. Which Indian actor makes a cameo appearance in the original music video of Adnan Sami’s “Lift Karade” song?
Anil Kapoor
Govinda
Shakti kapoor
Amitabh Bachhan
Article last re-published on August 18, 2020.