Chapter 22 Music And Dance Of Haryana
Q1. In which period did the art of music develop in Haryana?
(a) Vedic period
(b) later Vedic period
(c) Late Mughal period
(d) All these
Ans: (d)
Q.2. How many types of music developed in the ashrams of Vedic sages?
(a) three
(b) five
(c) seven
(d) nine
Ans:(a)
Q.3. Inscriptions obtained from which place mention seven notes of music? Haryana Anganwadi
(a) Sugh
(b) Agroha
(c) Rohtak
(d) Mitathal
Ans: (b)
Q.4. During which period the rise of professional musicians took place in Haryana?
(a) Rigvedic period
(b) in the later Vedic period
(c) during the Mughal period
(d) during the British period
Ans: (b)
Q.5. Included in the tradition of medieval northern music
(a) Dhrupad
(b) Tarana
(c) care
(d) all of these
Ans: (d)
Q.6. From which teacher did Sant Surdas take music lessons? Haryana Women Supervisor
(a) Sant Raidas
(b) Baiju Bawra
(c) Sant Haridas
(d) Sant Kabir
Ans: (c)
Q.7. Which raga is prevalent in the Charkhi-Dadri district of Haryana?
(a) Sarangpur
(b) Toddy
(c) Asavari
(d) All of them
Ans: (d)
Q.8. Who was the famous Khayal singer of the post Mughal period in Haryana?
(a) Haddu Khan
(b) Kallan Khan
(c) ‘a’ and ‘b’ both
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Q.9. According to whom folk songs were sung at the wedding of Harsh’s sister in Haryana?
(a) Banabhatta
(b) Harsh
(c) Ashoka
(d) Panini
Ans:(a)
Q.10. Into how many parts is the folk music of Haryana divided?
(a) two
(b) four
(c) seven
(d) eight
Ans:(a)
Q.11. On which occasion the song ‘Bana-Banadi’ is sung?
(a) the marriage of a girl
(b) the birth of a child
(c) in the marriage of the boy
(d) none of these
Ans: (c)
Q.12. On which occasion folk songs are sung in Haryana? Haryana Agriculture Inspector
(a) Birth of children
(b) Marriage
(c) at the time of festival
(d) all of these
Ans: (d)
Q.13. When is the song “Yellow Odh Hamari Jachha Mundhala Baithi” sung? Haryana Grid Substation Operator
(a) on the birth of a child
(b) a day before the wedding
(c) on death
(d) at the baby shower
Ans:(a)
Q.14. On which occasion women sing this folk song “Babul Desh Jaiyo Pardes Jaiyo Gori Ka Vaar Khodeyo”? Haryana Mandi Supervisor
(a) Vivah
(b) Teej
(c) Falgun
(d) Diwali
Ans:(a)
Q.15. On which festival the songs of Phaag are sung in Haryana?
(a) Dussehra
(b) Deepawali
(c) Holi
(d) Sawan
Ans: (c)
Q.16. Jaundice is sung on the occasion of ………. Haryana Accountant
(a) Birth
(b) Marriage
(c) Death
(d) Holi
Ans:(a)
Q.17. Which rasa predominates in the songs related to Panghat in Haryana? Haryana Panchayat Officer
(a) Shant
(b) Shringar
(c) Karun
(d) Veer
Ans: (b)
Q.18. Which song is sung in the month of Sawan?
(a) Kothli
(b) Sindhara
(c) rain and swing
(d) all of them
Ans: (d)
Q.19. With which district is the famous musician of Haryana, Johrabai related?
(a) Ambala
(b) Rohtak
(c) Sonipat
(d) Kurukshetra
Ans:(a)
Q.20. Which of the following songs is related to the folk songs of the state?
(a) Barhamasa song (b ) Farming song
(c) Songs related to soldiers
(d) All these
Ans: (d)
Q.21. Which musician of Haryana was given the title of Swar Samrat?
(a) Zohrabai
(b) Baje Bhagat
(c) Pt. Jasraj
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
Q.22. When was Haryana’s classical musician Baje Bhagat born?
(a) 16th July, 1898
(b) 20th July 1898
(c) 7th August‚ 1890
(d) 15th September‚ 1895
Ans:(a)
Q.23. Where was Pt. Jasraj classical musician born?
(a) Mathura
(b) Vrindavan
(c) Kashi
(d) Hisar
Ans: (d)
Q.24. For which genre is Pt. Jasraj famous?
(a) Classical Music
(b) Folk Songs
(c ) Folk Dance
(d) Poetry
Ans:(a)
Q.25. Mainly how many types of musical instruments are in vogue in Haryana?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 7
Ans: (c)