The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are
- (a)Dhrupad vocalists
- (b)Kathak dancers
- (c)Sarod maestros
- (d)Tabla players
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Official answer(a) Dhrupad vocalists
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Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the famous classical singer from Karnataka, represented the :
- (a)Agra Gharana
- (b)Gwalior Gharana
- (c)Patiala Gharana
- (d)Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
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Official answer(d) Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music ?
- (a)Nat Bhairavi
- (b)Kamavardhini
- (c)Hanumatodi
- (d)Dheera Shankarabharanam
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Official answer(d) Dheera Shankarabharanam
The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in
- (a)Delhi
- (b)Gwalior
- (c)Ujjain
- (d)Lahore
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Official answer(d) Lahore
With reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' pertain to
- (a)dance forms of Northwest India
- (b)musical instruments
- (c)pre-historic cave paintings
- (d)tribal languages
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Official answer(d) tribal languages
With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?
- (a)Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
- (b)Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses.
- (c)Tansen composed songs on his patrons.
- (d)Tansen invented many Ragas.
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Official answer(a) Tansen was the title given to him by Emperor Akbar.
Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
- (a)Humayun
- (b)Akbar
- (c)Jahangir
- (d)Shah Jahan
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Official answer(c) Jahangir