Indian Music

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about Indian Music.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a classical music genre of India?

  1. Carnatic Music
  2. Hindustani Music
  3. Qawwali
  4. Baul
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the father of Carnatic Music?

  1. Thyagaraja
  2. Muthuswami Dikshitar
  3. Shyama Shastri
  4. Swati Tirunal
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a famous Hindustani classical music raga?

  1. Raga Bhairavi
  2. Raga Darbari
  3. Raga Yaman
  4. Raga Todi
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the 'Nightingale of India'?

  1. Lata Mangeshkar
  2. Asha Bhosle
  3. Shreya Ghoshal
  4. Sunidhi Chauhan
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian instrument is known for its distinctive nasal twang?

  1. Sitar
  2. Tabla
  3. Sarangi
  4. Shehnai
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a folk music genre of India?

  1. Bhangra
  2. Qawwali
  3. Baul
  4. Lavani
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state is known for its Baul music?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Odisha
  3. Assam
  4. Tripura
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which instrument is commonly used to accompany Qawwali music?

  1. Tabla
  2. Harmonium
  3. Sitar
  4. Sarangi
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered one of the greatest exponents of Indian classical music?

  1. Ravi Shankar
  2. Bismillah Khan
  3. Ali Akbar Khan
  4. Pandit Jasraj
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian musician is known for his mastery of the tabla?

  1. Zakir Hussain
  2. Ustad Alla Rakha
  3. Pandit Ravi Shankar
  4. Ustad Bismillah Khan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state is known for its Lavani folk music?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Gujarat
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Madhya Pradesh
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which instrument is primarily used in Carnatic music concerts?

  1. Veena
  2. Mridangam
  3. Ghatam
  4. Nadaswaram
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state is known for its Bihu folk music?

  1. Assam
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Nagaland
  4. Arunachal Pradesh
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian musician is known for his contributions to Hindustani classical music?

  1. Pandit Jasraj
  2. Ustad Bismillah Khan
  3. Ravi Shankar
  4. Zakir Hussain
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state is known for its Garba folk music?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra