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Musical Instruments

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Musical instruments are categorized into strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. This hub offers practice questions on instruments like the Santoor, gayageum, and bandoneon across various cultures. This topic is a regular feature in general awareness sections of competitive exams.

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Musical Instruments Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Western music

  2. Indian Classical Music

  3. Arabian music

  4. Chinese music

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Al-Naay is a traditional vertical flute used in Arabian (Arabic) music. It is not part of Western music, Indian Classical Music, or Chinese music. The instrument is specifically associated with Middle Eastern musical traditions and is used in classical Arabic ensembles.

Multiple choice
  1. Pakhawaj

  2. Kartal

  3. Mandolion

  4. Jaltarang

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mandolin (spelled as 'Mandolion' here - likely a typo) is a stringed instrument belonging to the lute family. Pakhawaj is a percussion instrument, Kartal is a wooden clapper, and Jaltarang uses water-filled ceramic bowls. Only the mandolin has strings.

Multiple choice
  1. Flute

  2. Drum

  3. Violin

  4. Guitar

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A flute is a wind instrument because it produces sound by the flow of air across an opening. In contrast, drums are percussion instruments, while violins and guitars are string instruments. Wind instruments require the player's breath or a mechanical air supply to create vibrations.

Multiple choice
  1. ECDB

  2. CBED

  3. DCBE

  4. DBCE

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

D explains (why it is so) 1. B follows D because it introduces the past. ‘But it has...during its history’ in C makes it follow B. ‘The development of the electric guitar’ in E is linked with ‘It had a huge effect’ in 6.

Multiple choice
  1. a musical instrument

  2. kind of painting

  3. purplish red colour

  4. a sport

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Claret is a term used to describe a dry red wine from Bordeaux, and it is also used to describe a purplish red color.

Multiple choice
  1. Flute

  2. Trumpet

  3. Harmonium

  4. Veena

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A Veena is a string instrument (chordophone), whereas flutes, trumpets, and harmoniums rely on air movement to produce sound.

Multiple choice
  1. Conclave

  2. Aura

  3. Accordion

  4. Dart

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An accordion is a portable musical instrument with a keyboard and bellows. The other options, such as a dart or a conclave, are not musical instruments.

Multiple choice
  1. violin

  2. guitar

  3. santoor

  4. sitar

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Yehudi Menuhin was a world-renowned American-born violinist and conductor. He is considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.