Musical Instruments — MCQ Practice
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Which of the following pairs of musical instruments and their classification is/are correctly matched? 1. Sitar - Chordophone 2. Shehnai - Membranophone 3. Ghatam - Idiophone 4. Tabla - Aerophone
Consider the following statements about the construction of traditional Indian musical instruments: 1. Tabla's dayan is made of metal while bayan is made of wood 2. Mridangam is carved from a single piece of jackfruit wood 3. Sitar typically has more sympathetic strings than main playing strings 4. Saraswati veena has movable frets like the sitar Which of the statements given above are correct?
The ancient text 'Natya Shastra' classifies musical instruments into four categories. Which of the following represents the correct Sanskrit terminology for these categories?
Which of the following musical instruments is/are associated with specific Indian states? 1. Santoor - Kashmir 2. Ektara - Bengal 3. Nadaswaram - Tamil Nadu 4. Sarangi - Rajasthan
Consider the following about the tabla: 1. It consists of two drums called dayan and bayan 2. The black paste in the center is called 'syahi' 3. It evolved from the ancient pakhawaj 4. It is primarily used in Carnatic music Which of the statements given above are correct?