India History Quiz-22 {Music}Mani YadavMarch 7, 2025India History Welcome to your India History Quiz-22 {Music} Which is the earliest known text on Indian music? Arthashastra Vedas Natya Shastra Manusmriti None Who is known as the father of Indian classical music? Swami Haridas Purandara Dasa Tansen Bharata Muni None The Samaveda is associated with which aspect of Indian music? Dance Folk Music Hymns and Chants Instrumental Music None The two main traditions of Indian classical music are? Dhrupad and Khayal Bhajan and Qawwali Hindustani and Carnatic Ghazal and Thumri None Who is considered the father of Carnatic music? Thyagaraja Muthuswami Dikshitar Purandara Dasa Tansen None The "Saptak" in Indian classical music refers to? A type of Raga Seven Notes A musical instrument A dance form None Which ancient Indian string instrument is known as the ancestor of the modern sitar? Santoor Sarangi Veena Mridangam None The Mughal emperor Akbar's court musician Tansen is credited with creating which raga? Yaman Miyan ki Malhar Bhairavi Marwa None The "Trinity of Carnatic Music" includes Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and? Purandara Dasa Balamuralikrishna Shyama Shastri Swathi Thirunal None Dhrupad, one of the oldest forms of Hindustani classical music, was patronized by which ruler? Tipu Sultan Raja Man Singh Tomar Aurangzeb Ranjit Singh None The Bhakti movement played a significant role in the evolution of which Indian music form? Thumri Qawwali Bhajan and Kirtan Dhrupad None Amir Khusro is credited with inventing which musical instrument? Veena Flute Sitar and Tabla Sarod None The music genre "Qawwali" originated from which tradition? Bhakti Buddhist Sufi Jain None The British colonial period saw the fusion of Indian and Western music, leading to which new genre? Ghazal Bhajan Indo-Western Classical Fusion Dhrupad None The harmonium, widely used in Indian music today, was originally introduced by? Mughals The British Portuguese French None Who composed India’s national song "Vande Mataram"? Lata Mangeshkar Rabindranath Tagore Bankim Chandra Chatterjee S.D. Burman None The Indian National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was composed by? M.S. Subbulakshmi Rabindranath Tagore A.R. Rahman Satyajit Ray None The famous Bhajan "Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram" was popularized by? Rabindranath Tagore Bismillah Khan Mahatma Gandhi Swami Vivekananda None Who was the first Indian musician to win a Grammy Award? Lata Mangeshkar Zakir Hussain Ravi Shankar A.R. Rahman None Which Indian musician won an Oscar for Best Original Score? Ilaiyaraaja R.D. Burman Bismillah Khan A.R. Rahman None Who is known as the "Nightingale of India"? Shreya Ghoshal Lata Mangeshkar Noor Jehan Asha Bhosale None Which was the first Indian sound film that featured songs? Mughal-e-Azam Mother India Alam Ara (1931 Raja Harishchandra None Who is known as the "Mozart of Madras"? M.S. Subbulakshmi A.R. Rahman Ilaiyaraaja Kishore Kumar None The song "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire was composed by? R.D. Burman S.D. Burman A.R. Rahman Anu Malik None The Santoor is associated with which Indian classical musician? Hariprasad Chaurasia Ravi Shankar Shivkumar Sharma Bismillah Khan None Ustad Bismillah Khan is famous for playing which instrument? Tabla Violin Shehnai Sitar None Which is the oldest gharana in Hindustani classical music? Kirana Jaipur Agra Gwalior None The flute (Bansuri) is associated with which Indian musician? Ustad Zakir Hussain L. Subramaniam Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Pt. Bhimsen Joshi None The tabla is believed to have been invented by? Tansen Ravi Shankar Amir Khusro Swami Haridas None Who composed the famous "Raga Mala" in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra? Ravi Shankar Zakir Hussain Bismillah Khan A.R. Rahman None 1 out of 30 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 72
