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Music: Instruments and Maestros – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Tough Indian music GK on Natya Shastra instrument families, maestros and their instruments, Khayal gharanas, Dhrupad, the Carnatic Trinity and Bharat Ratna musicians.

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35 min
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About this test

Indian Music GK Practice Quiz Level 3: Instruments, Maestros and Gharanas

This hard-level set checks how firmly you can match Indian instruments, maestros, texts and musical forms when the options are close. It covers the Natya Shastra instrument families, Hindustani and Carnatic traditions, Khayal gharanas and Bharat Ratna musicians. Aptitude360 adds an explanation to every question, which helps clear up pairs that are easy to mix up.

Topics in this Indian music instruments set

  • Instrument families: Tata, Sushira, Avanaddha and Ghana vadya from Bharat Muni's Natya Shastra
  • Maestros and instruments: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Shivkumar Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan, Bismillah Khan, Ravi Shankar
  • Instruments: the sitar and its toomba, the santoor, the Gottuvadyam
  • Hindustani forms: Dhrupad, Khayal gharanas, Thumri and theka
  • Carnatic music: the Trinity, Purandaradasa and Venkatamakhi's Melakarta scheme
  • Texts and honours: Haripala's Sangeeta Sudhakara and Bharat Ratna musicians

Key concepts for music GK

  • Tata vadya are stringed, Sushira are wind, Avanaddha are membrane-covered drums and Ghana are solid instruments that need no tuning
  • The terms Hindustani and Carnatic first appear in Haripala's Sangeeta Sudhakara
  • The Gwalior gharana is the oldest Khayal gharana, and Dhrupad was patronised by Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior
  • Theka, defining a tala through tabla bols, belongs to the Hindustani system

Tips to revise instruments and maestros

  • Map each maestro to an instrument and then to its Natya Shastra family
  • Keep separate lists for Hindustani and Carnatic figures to avoid cross-matching

Who should try this Level 3 quiz

General awareness aspirants who have revised Indian music basics and want tough art and culture practice.

FAQs about Music: Instruments and Maestros – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

What are the musical instruments and their maestros in India?
Well-known pairs include Hariprasad Chaurasia with the flute, Shivkumar Sharma with the santoor, Amjad Ali Khan with the sarod, Ravi Shankar with the sitar and Bismillah Khan with the shehnai.
How are instruments classified in the Natya Shastra?
Bharat Muni's Natya Shastra groups instruments into four families: Tata vadya (stringed), Sushira vadya (wind), Avanaddha vadya (membrane drums) and Ghana vadya (solid instruments).
Who are the Carnatic music Trinity?
The Trinity is Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, all born at Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu.
Who was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna?
M. S. Subbulakshmi, the Carnatic vocalist, was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Music: Instruments and Maestros GK Level 35035 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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