1. Nautanki is a popular folk dance drama of
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar



2. Vishama graha includes
(A) Atita and Anagata
(B) Atita graha only
(C) Anagata graha only
(D) None of the above



3. Eranapai Varnam in Raga Todi is composed by
(A) Pattanam Subramanya Iyer
(B) Pallavi Gopalayyar
(C) Vina Kuppayyar
(D) Swati Thirunal



4. Match the following:
List – I                                              List – II
I. Vijay Raghava Pancharatna    1. Kakapadam
II. Shodasangas                          2. Yati
III. Pancha Taleswaram              3. Padas
IV. Sri Varalaxmi                         4. Talamalika

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



5. Chaturdandi Prakashika includes
(A) Gita
(B) Alapa
(C) Prabandha
(D) All of the above


6. Composer of Melaragamaleka
(A) Patnam Subramanyam Iyer
(B) Maha vaidyanatha Iyer
(C) Maha vishwanatha Iyer
(D) Madhurai Mani Iyer



7. Assertion (A): Tanjore Vina is also known as the Saraswati Vina.
Reasoning (R): Vina and Yazh developed side by side.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) & (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.



8. ‘Sita Rama Vijayam’ of Tyagaraja is a
(A) Kriti
(B) Opera
(C) Utsava Sampradaya Kriti
(D) Bhajana



9. Tillana Daru is a
(A) Divyanama Kirtana
(B) Samkirtana
(C) Misra Prabandha
(D) Ugabhoga



10. Vijaya Raghava Pancharatna’s composer is
(A) Kshetregna
(B) Annamacharya
(C) Narayana Tirthar
(D) Tyagaraja



11. Sequence correctly:
(A) Bana, Rudra, Aditya, Vasu
(B) Vasu, Bana, Aditya, Rudra
(C) Bana, Rudra, Vasu, Aditya
(D) Bana, Vasu, Rudra, Aditya


12. Shadsrutirishabham is same as
(A) Sudha Gandharam
(B) Sadharana Gandharam
(C) Sudha Rishabham
(D) Chatusruti Rishabham



13. SaraswatiManohari is a
(A) AudavaVakraSampoorna Raga
(B) SampoornaVakra Raga
(C) Audava – Audava Raga
(D) Audava – Shadava Raga



14. Bangala raga is derived from
(A) 29th Mela
(B) 28th Mela
(C) 22nd Mela
(D) 20th Mela



15. Anyaswara (Foreign note) of Asaveriraga is
(A) Sudha Rishabham
(B) Chatusruti Rishabham
(C) Prati Madyamam
(D) Antara Gandharam