1. Anubandham was the concluding section of
(A) Kriti
(B) Varnam
(C) Padam
(D) Tillana



2. Lakshana Gitas composer
(A) MahaVaidya Natha Iyyer
(B) Paidala Gurumurty Shastri
(C) Purandara Dasa
(D) Dikshitar



3. Bhuta Sankhya is used to denote names of
(A) Uttaranga Svaras
(B) Poorvanga Svaras
(C) Melas
(D) Chakras



4. Match the following:
List – I                                    List – II
i. Shatkala Govinda Marar      1. Vaggekkara
ii. Tyagaraja                             2. Tevaram
iii. Subbaraya Shastri              3. Edaikkya
iv. Tirunjana Sambandhar       4. Telugu

Codes:
      i ii iii iv
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 1 4 2



5. Assertion (A): Alapana precedinga kruti should have a balanced proportion to the length of thekruti.
Reasoning (R): Alapanas should not precede a Padam.

Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (R) is true, (A) is false
(D) Both (R) and (A) are false.



6. Tayampaka is ensemble of
(A) Chenda
(B) Mrudangam
(C) Tavil
(D) Maddalam



7. Assertion (A): In wind instruments greater the vibrating length of air column, less is the pitch.
Reasoning (R): Pitch is inversely proportionate to the length of vocal chords.

Codes:
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(B) (R) is false, (A) is false.
(C) (R) is true, (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.



8. Author of Sangita Sara
(A) Damodar
(B) Vidyaranya
(C) Somanatha
(D) Haripala



9. Kriyanga Ragas are presently known as
(A) Varja Ragas
(B) Shadava Ragas
(C) Audava Ragas
(D) Vakra Ragas



10. Kriti ‘KaruBaru’ of Tyagaraja is in Raga
(A) Mukhari
(B) Nadanamakriya
(C) Bhairavi
(D) None of the above



11. Sangita Kalpadrumam has been authored by
(A) Haripala
(B) Subbarama Dikshitar
(C) Muttaih Bhagavatar
(D) Somanatha



12. Singer of Tevaram
(A) Oduvar
(B) Nayanar
(C) Marar
(D) Ponnani



13. Kovur Pancharatna is in praise of
(A) Kamakshi
(B) Venkatesha
(C) Madurai Meenakshi
(D) Sundaresvara Swamy



14. Magudi is also known as
(A) Nagasvaram
(B) Nagapani
(C) Kombu
(D) Bhujanga Svaram



15. Rudra in 72 melakarta scheme is the
(A) 9th Chakra
(B) 11th Chakra
(C) 12th Chakra
(D) 8th Chakra