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Sociology of Music

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The sociology of music examines how music influences culture, technology, and social structures. This area covers ethical music use, cultural heritage preservation, and the global impact of local genres. These topics occasionally appear in general studies and arts and culture papers for civil services.

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Sociology of Music Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill I, II, III and IV with P, Q, R and S to make it meaningful.

Music is unlike history or mathematics, in that one must not only be able to know the subject but one must also (I). A child should be introduced to music at a very young age. The introduction of every type of music from classical all the way to modern rock is important. This gives a child the (II) to what they might like the best. Classical music can teach a child every aspect of music including, harmony, themes, dynamics, polymeters, and polyrhythms. These are (III) music today. The three major components of variation are melody, rhythm, and meter. Variation is an important key to teach a child, so that they understand (IV) to approach music and life.

P. possess practical skill Q. the components that are scarce in modern R. that there are many different ways S. ability to form their own opinion

  1. QRPS

  2. SQRP

  3. PSQR

  4. QPSR

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct option is 3.

Multiple choice

Music is different from other art forms in the way that it

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. makes us more happy and contented than others

  2. provides individual pleasure

  3. not only provides individual pleasure but also improves social life

  4. cannot be carried out individually
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is clearly stated in the passage. “It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity”.

Multiple choice

The passage gives various ideas in support of music that mainly aim to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. make the passage more interesting

  2. generate publicity for a newly released music album

  3. highlight the benefits of music in common life

  4. encourage people to adopt music as an art form
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It basically focuses on telling the various benefits of music for a common man in common life.

Multiple choice

Nobody can get tired of good music even after millionth repetition because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. people become habitual of it

  2. it is never the same when repeated

  3. it is an unexplained natural phenomenon

  4. it never loses its solace and beauty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Music ahs everlasting beauty and inner peace that it provides to the listener.

Multiple choice

The fact that even animals respond to music shows that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. some animals have human instincts

  2. music is unnatural and unrealistic

  3. animals love to listen to music just like humans

  4. music is a universal bond that connects all life forms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Music extends beyond humans and connects all life forms.

Multiple choice

The primary purpose of the passage is to

Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.


            The earliest inferences of woman's influence in music are 
            to be drawn from the Hindu mythology. According to the 
            ancient Brahminical records, music as an art belongs in the 
            second chief division of lesser sciences, but on its 
(5)        mathematical and philosophical side it is accorded a much 
            higher position, and is treated of in the oldest and most sacred 
            Hindu work, the Veda. The Hindu musical system of to-day 
            Is likewise ascribed largely to female sources. The scale 
            consists of seven chief tones, which are represented by as 
(10)      many heavenly sisters. The names of the tones (sa, re, ga, 
            ma, pa, dha, ni, corresponding to our do, re, mi, etc.) are 
            merely abbreviations of the names of the nymphs who preside 
            over them. In the traditions of ancient Egypt, music is entirely 
            under the patronage of male gods. There can be no doubt 
(15)       that woman played an important part in music, possibly even 
            in composition, in many civilizations which apparently allowed 
            her only a restricted field of action. The Empress of Germany 
            once defined woman\'s sphere as consisting of four subjects,—
            children, clothes, cooking, and church. The early Christian 
(20)      Church, too, afforded no encouragement for women to exert 
            their musical abilities. When the earliest meetings occurred in 
            the catacombs, the female members of the congregation took 
            their part in singing the hymns, but, when organized choirs 
            were formed, they were allowed no place. The singing-schools 
(25)      founded in Rome by the Popes Sylvester I. and Hilary, at the 
            end of the fourth century, were devoted solely to the training
            of male voices.

 

  1. indicate that music was considered a lesser science in Hindu scriptures.

  2. describe the important role played by women in musical tradition of certain civilizations.

  3. discuss that women's sphere is limited to family and children.

  4. describe that males played an important role in the Christian Church.

  5. illustrate the male dominance in music in the early centuries.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The passage contrasts the important role assigned to women in the Hindu musical tradition with the insignificant role assigned in Egyptian and Christian tradition.

Multiple choice

Bollywood produces one of the largest music scores in the entire world. Currently, the music produced for movies generates revenue by album sales and licensing deals for advertisements. While the film producer keeps the entire revenue from album sales, he does share some revenue generated by licensing deals with the Music directors. Therefore, the music directors are entitled to some revenue from ringtone sales to cell phones.

The argument above is best supported if which one of the follow would be added as an additional premise

  1. The revenue generated by sales of music albums is much higher than the revenue generated by licensing deals

  2. The current contracts between music directors do not have any clause covering ring tones.

  3. Music directors will produce music that is more suitable for ringtones if they are given a share in the revenue from ring tones.

  4. Producers need music directors to create versions of music that can be used as ring tones.

  5. The use of music as ring tones is more comparable to the use of music in advertisements than it is to music albums
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Step 1: Premise

Only 2 ways for music revenue = Albums + License

AND,
"Albums" = ALL revenue kept by producers
"License" = SOME revenue shared between music directors and producers
Step 2: Conclusion
Music directors are entitled to SOME revenue from ringtone sales to cell phones.
Step 3: Bridge the Gap/ Find an Assumption
The SOME (in Conclusion) can only come from "License" revenue (as per the Premise) Answer choice (5) correctly bridges the gap.

Multiple choice

Music is different from other art forms in the way that it

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. makes us more happy and contented than others

  2. provides individual pleasure

  3. not only provides individual pleasure but also improves social life

  4. cannot be carried out individually
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is clearly stated in the passage. “It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity”.

Multiple choice

The passage gives various ideas in support of music that mainly aim to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. make the passage more interesting

  2. generate publicity for a newly released music album

  3. highlight the benefits of music in common life

  4. encourage people to adopt music as an art form
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It basically focuses on telling the various benefits of music for a common man in common life.

Multiple choice

Nobody can get tired of good music even after millionth repetition because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. people become habitual of it

  2. it is never the same when repeated

  3. it is an unexplained natural phenomenon

  4. it never loses its solace and beauty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Music ahs everlasting beauty and inner peace that it provides to the listener.

Multiple choice

The fact that even animals respond to music shows that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Music
Music is a wonderful art indeed. It gets us out of the individual self into the social self without any effort on our part. It is a bond of social unity.
Moliere even expected it would unite the whole human race in love and peace. He said: “If all men learn music, would it not be a means of agreeing together in unity and establishing universal peace in the world?”
All men love music. Even some animals respond to it. It is nature’s direct wireless message.
Music lightens labour and promotes harmony and unity among men. It enlivens our leisure moments, and adds a touch of refinement to all our pleasures. It rescues us from coarseness and rudeness, and lifts us to a higher mental and ethical plane. It awakens in us that inner rhythm which adds to the passion of life and increases our energy and vitality. It takes us away from the insignificant material pleasures that are so false and misleading.
Whoever got tired of good music, even after the millionth repetition? Music expresses for us what speech cannot convey.

  1. some animals have human instincts

  2. music is unnatural and unrealistic

  3. animals love to listen to music just like humans

  4. music is a universal bond that connects all life forms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Music extends beyond humans and connects all life forms.

Multiple choice physics world of sounds sound is produced by a vibrating body propagation of sound production and propagation of sound

What do you think a tabla player does to increase the pitch of the sound produced?

  1. He strikes the table skin harder.

  2. The pitch cannot be changed in a table.

  3. He tightens the skin by stretching the string around it.

  4. He gets a bigger tabla.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Answer is C.

The top of the tabla drum is covered with a stretched, layered leather membrane held in place by leather braces. The wooden pegs between the braces and the drum adjust the tension in the braces, thus controlling the pitch of the instrument.
Hence, to increase the pitch of the sound produced the player tightens the skin by stretching the string around it.

Multiple choice

Which statement describes the role of music in Indian culture?

  1. Sacred, religious texts were sung with music.

  2. Music was reserved for important occasions.

  3. Sitar music was only used in religious ceremonies.

  4. Few instruments were used in ancient Indian music.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In ancient Indian culture, music was deeply intertwined with spirituality, and sacred religious texts like the Vedas were chanted and sung melodiously. Music was not restricted to rare occasions, and a wide variety of instruments were used across different ceremonies. Sitar music was also used for secular entertainment, not just religious rituals.

Multiple choice

How has religion influenced the development of music?

  1. By providing inspiration for musical compositions

  2. By shaping musical styles and genres

  3. By encouraging music as a form of worship

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Religion has influenced music in various ways, including providing inspiration for musical compositions, shaping musical styles and genres, and encouraging music as a form of worship.

Multiple choice

What is the purpose of a chamber music performance?

  1. To entertain the audience

  2. To showcase the virtuosity of the musicians

  3. To create a sense of intimacy and connection

  4. All of the Above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Chamber music performances aim to entertain the audience, showcase the virtuosity of the musicians, and create a sense of intimacy and connection.