CBSE Academic Class X Carnatic Music-Melodic Instruments Sample Question Paper 2021-22

Name of the Board : Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class : X STD
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : Carnatic Music-Melodic Instruments
Term : 1 and 2
Year : 2021-22
Website : https://cbseacademic.nic.in/SQP_CLASSX_2021-22.html

CBSE X Carnatic Music-Melodic Instruments Question Paper

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Sample Question Paper For CBSE X Carnatic Music-Melodic Instruments

Section A :
1. The term ‘Janaka Raga’ is also known as
A- Upanga Raga
B- Sampurna Raga
C- Vakra Raga
D- Ubhaya Raga

2. Give an example of Shadava Raga
A- Kambhoji
B- Saveri
C- Sriranjani
D-Shudha Saveri

3. Which one of the following is found as 28th Mela?
A- Mayamalavagaula
B- Kharaharapriya
C- Dheera Shankarabharanam
D- Harikambhoji

4. Which mode of notation system represents Carnatic Music?
A- Solfa
B- Staff
C- Octave
D- Signature

5. Who has formulated the 72 melakarta Scheme?
A- Govinada Dikshiita
B- Venkatamakhin
C- Purandara Dasa
D- Saranga Deva

6. Raga Kambhoji belongs to which category ?
A- Upanga Raga
B- Ubhaya Vakra raga
C -Bhashanga Raga
D- Audava Shadava Raga

7. Stringed Instruments are also called
A- Chordophones
B- Membranophones
C- Lithophones
D- Aerophones

8. A Raga which is derived from the parent raga is known as
A- Ghana
B- Janya
C- Vakra
D- Varja

9. The representation of tala divisions such as Laghu and Drutam symbolised as
A- U and II
B- O and I
C- I and O
D- U and O

10. How many chakras are there in the scheme of 72 melakarta?
A- 18
B- 16
C- 12
D- 10

11. Vakra ragas means
A- Swaras found as regular mode
B- Swaras found as zig-zag manner
C- Swaras found as regular decending order
D- Swaras found as absent mode

12. Find the name of the sixth charka of 72 mela
A- Dishi
B- Vasu
C- Ritu
D- Rudra

Section B-Application Based (Analytic & Calculative) (Attempt Any 10)
13. In the rudiments of notation, the Double bar indicates to what?
A- Start and Conclution of a tala cycle
B- A division of a Tala cycle
C- Singing double speed in a tala cycle
D- Singing in an Octave higher

14. Who adapted the violin playing technique to suit the Carnatic music field?
A- Subbarama Deekshitar
B- Musthuswami Deekshitar
C- Baluswami Deekshitar
D- Ramaswamy Deekshitar

15. How do you demonstrate the Arohana of the raga Shudha Saveri?
A- S R M P N S
B- S R G M P D S
C- S R M P D S
D- S R G M D N S

16. The term ‘Katapayati sutra’ represents to what?
A- Melakarta
B- Tala
C- Nada
D- Swara

17. Pick the right structure of a Kriti
A- Pallavi , Anupallavi and Charana
B- Pallavi, Anupallavi, Mukthayi Swara and Charana
C- Pallavi, Charana and samashti Charana
D- Pallavi and Charana

18. Choose the correct sancharas (phrases) of raga -Sriranjani from the following
A- gmdnS Sndmgrs
B- gmdp mgmgrs
C- gdpm gmgrns
D- gmdns pdndm grns

19. Pick the correct body parts of Violin
A- Frets and Pegs
B- Pegs and Finger board
C- Finger board and Frets
D- All the above

20. How do you term a composition which has no Sahitya and is filled with only swaras?
A- Sholkettu Swaras
B- Swarajati
C- Jatiswaram
D- Tillana

21. Find the divisions of Triputa Tala from the following
A- Laghu Laghu Drutam Drutam
B- Laghu Drutam Drutam
C- Drutam Laghu
D- Laghu Anudrutam Drutam

22. The term ‘Bhoota Sankhya’ is represented with which branch of music?
A- 175 Tala
B- Solfa notation
C- Suladi Sapata
D- 72 Melakarta

23. Pick the Six Akshra kala Tala or Tala of 6 beats count
A- Tissra Triputa
B- Chaturassra Roopaka
C- Khanda Eka
D- Mishra Jampa

24. How to tune the strings of violin in the field of Carnatic music?
A- Sa, Pa, Pa, Sa
B- Pa, Sa, Sa, Pa
C- Pa, Pa, Sa , Sa
D- Pa , Sa, Pa, Sa

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