1. Dvitiya Ghana Panchaka
(A) Shankarabharanam
(B) Nata
(C) Gaula
(D) Bauli



2. The Navaragamalika Varna in Valachi Raga is composed by
(A) Patnam Subramanya Iyer
(B) Poochi Srinivas
(C) Vina Kupayyar
(D) Pachimiriyam Adiyappaya



3. Not a folk form
(A) Kaikotti Kali
(B) Lavani
(C) Kummi
(D) Devarnama



4. A Nisadantya Raga
(A) Pharaz
(B) Kurinji
(C) Navroz
(D) Chenchurutti



5. Reasoning and Assertion:
Assertion (A): Anubandha was deleted from TanaVarnas as they lacked musical excellence.
Reasoning (R): Anubandha disturbed the balance of Poorvanga and Uttaranga

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



6. Tick the odd one: Chaturdandi Prakashika does not include
(A) Thaya
(B) Prabandha
(C) Svara
(D) Alapa



7. Mohiniattam is the classical dance form of
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Karnataka



8. Match the following:
List – I                                    List – II
I. Ninnu Vinagamari               1. Maratha Kirtankar
II. Sadhincine                         2. Viloma Chapu
III. Desadi Talas                     3. Upa Pallavi
IV. Navasandhi Tala               4. Isāna

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



9. Correct the sequence:
(A) Laghu, Guru, Kakapada, Pluta
(B) Laghu, Pluta, Guru, Kakapada
(C) Laghu, Guru, Pluta, Kakapada
(D) Laghu, Pluta, Kakapada, Guru



10. Another term for visarjitam:
(A) Vusi
(B) Arudi
(C) Vishranti
(D) None of the above



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



12. Atodaya in Natya Shastra denoted
(A) Speech
(B) Lute
(C) Drum
(D) Instrument



13. Classical dance of Kerala
(A) Yakshagana
(B) Kathakali
(C) Kaikotti Kali
(D) Kuchipudi



14. Author of Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini
(A) Subbarama Dikshitar
(B) Muthiah Bhagavathar
(C) Somnath
(D) Ahobala



15. Pratiloma is Ragam Tanam Pallavi
(A) Speed of singing is constant and speed of Tala increases.
(B) Speed of Tala and singing increases
(C) Speed of Tala and singing remain constant
(D) Speed of singing increases and Tala remains constant