QUIZ ON INDIAN RAGA

Raga is a bunch of ______________ which, on listening, provides a feeling of pleasure and a state of meditation

• swars or musical notes

• rhythm

• songs

• flowers

________________ is the ascending order of swars

• Avroh

• Aroh

• Pakad

• Sargam

________________ is the descending order of swars

• Avroh

• Pakad

• Aroh

• Raga

Phrase of musical notes that helps in identifying the raga is called _______________

• Aroh

• Avroh

• Pakad

• Saptak

The prominent swar in a raga which is sung again and again is called ___________________

• Pakad

• Aroh

• Avroh

• Vadi Swar

__________________ swar is the next swar to be stressed upon

• Vadi

• Samvadi

• Anuvadi

• Varjit

Besides Vadi and Samvadi swar the remaining swars are called _________________ swar

• Varjit

• Vivadi

• Anuvadi

• None of the above

Ragas have been classified in to _________________ depending on the number of swars applied to a raga

• Jatis

• Aroh

• Avroh

• Pakad

Ragas which have all seven swars in it are called ______________ Jati Raga

• Audav

• Shadav

• Sampurna

• None of the above

Raga contains six swars are called _______________ Jati Raga

• Audav

• Shadav

• Sampuran

• None of the above