QUIZ QUESTIONS ON MUSIC & RELATED PERSONS

1. Who is credited with creating the world famous Raaga Miya ki Malhar?

2. The oldest form of composition of Hindustani Vocal Music is:

3. Which is a wind instrument?

4. Who is not related to music?

5. Who amongst the following is renowned vocalist in Hindustani classical music?

6. Alla Rakha was an exponent of which of the following instruments?

7. Which stringed instrument has the most number of strings?

8. With which musical instrument is Sandeep Das associated?

9. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi distinguished herself in the field of -

10. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

11. With which of the following instruments is Anuradha Pal associated?

12. In which of the following is the theory of classical music discussed?

13. Arvind Parikh is associated with which musical instrument?

14. Hariprasad Chaurasia is associated with which musical instrument?

15. Who was the composer of the classical composition Moonlight Sonata?

16. Who of the following is referred to as the Parrot of India?

17. Dagar brothers are associated with which genre of Hindustani classical music?

18. Noted vocalist Girija Devi is associated with which genre of classical music?

19. Which of the following is a percussion instrument?

20. Who among the following is an accomplished vocalist?

21. Who of the following composed Raga Kameshwari?

22. The lowest range of musical note is referred to as -

23. Which of the following musical groups is associated with the famous song Rasputin?

24. Who was the first person associated with classical music to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?

25. With which of the following musical instruments are Kasim-Babu brothers of Andhra Pradesh associated?

26. What kind of musical instrument is a Ghatam?

27. Narasinghapettai in Tamil Nadu has a GI Tag (Geographical Indicator) for which of the following musical instruments?

28. Who of the following is acclaimed as India's first female professional tabla player?

29. Which of the following musical instruments is commonly known as mouth organ?

30. Who of the following was the Guru of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi?

31. By what popular name is Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath, an eminent classical singer better known?

32. Who was the first Indian to win a Grammy Award?

33. With which of the following Gharanas was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?

34. Who is the only Indian to be awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?

35. What kind of musical instruments are mentioned as Avanaddha Vadya in the Natya Shastra?

36. Who of the following composed music for the famous Bengali film Kabuliwala based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore and directed by Tapan Sinha?

37. Who of the following was the first Indian associated with classical music to be awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award?

38. In Bharat Muni's Natya Shastra, musical instruments which are played by blowing air into them are known as

39. With which musical instrument was Totaram Sharma associated?

40. Who of the following is considered the founder of the Indore Gharana of Hindustani classical music?

41. Which of the following is an early morning raaga?

42. What name is given to the unmetered opening section of a classical singing performance?

43. Which of the following instruments has been traditionally used in Carnatic music?

44. Which of the following is usually used as a drone instrument that is to provide a constant pitch background??

45. Which of the following is used mainly in the military where it is blown to indicate the daily routines of the camp?

46. Dungchen is a musical instruments associated with which of the following religions?

47. Which institution awards the Sangeet Kalanidhi Award to a Carnatic musician every year?

48. On which of the following raagas is the National Song, Vande Mataram usually sung?

49. Who of the following did NOT belong to any particular gharana?

50. With which of the following instruments was Annapurna Devi (wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar) associated?