Q1. What is another common name for tubular bells in orchestral settings?
A. Glockenspiel
B. Chimes
C. Mark tree
D. Celesta
Answer: B. Chimes
Q2. Tubular bells belong to which family of musical instruments?
A. String
B. Wind
C. Percussion
D. Keyboard
Answer: C. Percussion
Q3. What material are the tubes of orchestral tubular bells typically made from?
A. Wood
B. Brass or steel
C. Glass
D. Aluminum
Answer: B. Brass or steel
Q1. Who is credited with inventing the phonograph?
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Emile Berliner
C. Thomas Edison
D. Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville
Answer: C. Thomas Edison
Q2. In what year was the phonograph invented by Thomas Edison?
A. 1877
B. 1880
C. 1887
D. 1890
Answer: A. 1877
Q3. What was the recording medium used in Edison’s original phonograph?
A. Wax cylinder
B. Flat disc
C. Tinfoil wrapped around a cylinder
D. Shellac disc
Answer: C. Tinfoil wrapped around a cylinder
Q1. What is the primary traditional use of the pungi in Indian culture?
A. Playing in classical concerts
B. Accompanying snake charming performances
C. Performing at weddings and temples
D. Leading military bands
Answer: B. Accompanying snake charming performances
Q2. The pungi is classified as which type of musical instrument?
A. String instrument
B. Percussion instrument
C. Wind aerophone
D. Keyboard instrument
Answer: C. Wind aerophone
Q3. What material is commonly used for the air reservoir of a traditional pungi?
A. Metal bell
B. Dried bottle gourd
C. Wooden body
D. Plastic tube
Answer: B. Dried bottle gourd
Q1. What is the primary musical tradition in which the sarod is prominently used?
A. Carnatic classical music
B. Hindustani classical music
C. Western orchestral music
D. Folk music of South India
Answer: B Hindustani classical music
Q2. The sarod is known for producing a sound that is described as:
A. Sweet and overtone-rich like the sitar
B. Bright and piercing like the violin
C. Deep, weighty, and introspective
D. Nasal and reedy like the shehnai
Answer: C. Deep, weighty, and introspective
Q3. The sarod is a fretless instrument, which allows for:
A. Rapid chord strumming
B. Continuous slides between notes (meend or glissandi)
C. Fixed fretted positions only
D. Bowed playing technique
Answer: B. Continuous slides between notes (meend or glissandi)
Q1. What type of musical instrument is the shehnai classified as?
A. Stringed instrument
B. Percussion instrument
C. Double-reed woodwind instrument
D. Single-reed brass instrument
Answer: C. Double-reed woodwind instrument
Q2. The shehnai is primarily associated with which region of India?
A. South India
B. North India
C. East India
D. West India
Answer: B. North India
Q3. What material is the body of a traditional shehnai typically made from?
A. Metal
B. Bamboo
C. Wood
D. Plastic
Answer: C. Wood
Q1. What does the name “Ektara” literally mean in Sanskrit-derived languages?
A. Two strings
B. One string
C. Many strings
D. Bamboo lute
Answer: B. One string
Q2. The Ektara is primarily classified as which type of musical instrument?
A. Stringed drone lute
B. Percussion instrument
C. Wind instrument
D. Bowed instrument
Answer: A. Stringed drone lute
Q3. Which material is most commonly used for the resonator body of a traditional Ektara?
A. Metal bowl
B. Plastic container
C. Dried bottle gourd
D. Solid wood block
Answer: C. Dried bottle gourd
Q1. What is the Guzheng commonly known as in English?
A. Chinese harp
B. Chinese zither
C. Chinese lute
D. Chinese flute
Answer: B. Chinese zither
Q2. Approximately how many years of history does the Guzheng have?
A. About 500 years
B. About 1,000 years
C. Over 2,500 years
D. About 3,000 years
Answer: C. Over 2,500 years
Q3. During which ancient Chinese period did the Guzheng originate?
A. Warring States Period
B. Han Dynasty
C. Tang Dynasty
D. Ming Dynasty
Answer: A. Warring States Period
Q1. What is the primary characteristic that makes the sarangi unique among Indian string instruments?
A. Its plucked strings similar to the sitar
B. Its ability to closely mimic the human voice with gamaks and meends
C. Its use of frets for precise notes
D. Its percussion-like resonance
Answer: B. Its ability to closely mimic the human voice with gamaks and meends
Q2. The classical sarangi is primarily associated with which musical tradition?
A. Carnatic music of South India
B. Western orchestral music
C. Hindustani classical music of North India
D. Nepali folk exclusively
Answer: C. Hindustani classical music of North India
Q3. How many main playing (melody) strings does the classical Indian sarangi typically have?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Six
D. One
Answer: B. Three
Q1. What is the tabla primarily known as in Indian music?
A. A string instrument
B. A wind instrument
C. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hand drums
D. A keyboard instrument
Answer: C. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hand drums
Q2. Which drum is the smaller, higher-pitched one in a tabla set, typically played with the dominant hand?
A. Bayan
B. Dayan
C. Pakhawaj
D. Mridangam
Answer: B. Dayan
Q3. Which drum is the larger, bass one in a tabla set, typically played with the non-dominant hand?
A. Bayan
B. Dayan
C. Duggi
D. Dholak
Answer: A. Bayan
Q1. What type of musical instrument is the dholak classified as?
A. String instrument
B. Wind instrument
C. Two-headed hand drum (membranophone)
D. Keyboard percussion
Answer: C. Two-headed hand drum (membranophone)
Q2. Approximately how long is a standard dholak?
A. 8 to 12 inches
B. 16 to 24 inches
C. 30 to 40 inches
D. 5 to 10 inches
Answer: B. 16 to 24 inches
Q3. Which material is most commonly used for the shell (body) of a traditional dholak?
A. Metal
B. Bamboo
C. Wood (such as sheesham or mango)
D. Fiberglass
Answer: C. Wood (such as sheesham or mango)