1. The name of opera in India
(A) Nritya nataka
(B) Geya nataka
(C) Bhagavatamela natakam
(D) Kalakshepam



2. ‘Dasarapadagalu’ is the other name for
(A) Utsava sampradaya Kirtanas
(B) Devarnamas
(C) Samkshepa Ramayana Kirtanas
(D) Manasapuja Kirtanas



3. The composer to whom Thyagaraja pays his homage in his opera ‘Prahlada-Bhakti Vijayam’
(A) Govinda Marar
(B) Giriraja Kavi
(C) Bhadrachalam Ramdas
(D) Kshetrayya



4. The Tevaram pan ‘Megharagakurunji corresponds to
(A) Kurunji
(B) Nilambari
(C) Megharenjini
(D) Renjini



5. The Srutijati of the Sruti ‘Tivra’ of Sarangadeva is
(A) Dipta
(B) Mridu
(C) Madhya
(D) Ayata



6. The composer who was popularly known as Chinna Thyagaraja
(A) Dharmapuri Subbarayar
(B) Muvallur Sabhapati Iyer
(C) Pattabhiramayya
(D) Ramnad Srinivasa Iyenkar



7. Raga ‘Hindustan Behag’ is the derivative raga of
(A) Kharaharapriya
(B) Sankarabharana
(C) Todi
(D) Natabhairavi



8. Ancient name for Present Day Gamaka
(A) Grama
(B) Alankara
(C) Udatta
(D) Jati



9. The distinctive musical form in Kalakshepam
(A) Sutra Khanda
(B) Abanga
(C) Nirupanam
(D) Hymns



10. Amrithavarshini is the Janya of
(A) Gamanasrama
(B) Simhendramadhyama
(C) Chitrambari
(D) Subhapantuvarali



11. A Margi Tala
(A) Gaja Lila
(B) Adi
(C) Chachaputa
(D) All the above



12. ‘Devakriya’ of Dikshitar Sampradayam is similar to
(A) Saveri
(B) Sudha Saveri
(C) Simhendra Madhyamam
(D) Yadukula Kamboji



13. The mela with ri, gi, mi, dhi, nu is
(A) Dharmavati
(B) Nitimati
(C) Shanmughapriya
(D) Gamanashrama


14. Viloma Chitta Svara can be found in
(A) Nimadi Challaga
(B) Kamlambam Bhajare
(C) Navaratri Kritis
(D) None of the above



15. Match the following:
List – I                        List – II
I. Jyā                       1. Bowed instrument
II. Rāvanāstram      2. Veena
III.Kinnari                3. YantraVadya
IV.Harmonium        4. Ancient Harp

Codes:
I           II         III        IV
(A)     1          3          2          4
(B)     4          2          1          3
(C)     4          1          2          3
(D)     1          3          4          2