MA QUESTIONNAIRES

• India was originally inhabited by the indus civilization.
• India is located in South Asia.
• The Indian sea is located south of India.
• World religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism originated from India.
• Sangeet is the basis of Indian music.
• The melodic form of Indian music is called rag.
• while the rhythmic form is called tal.
• The main sources of livelihood in India are fishing, livestock, and farming.
• The Thar desert is the only one in India and is the 17th largest in the world.
• By the 13th century, most of India was already under Muslim rule.
• The most important notes in the rag are the vadi and the samavadi.
• It is false that the North Indian tradition of music is called the Carnatic Sangeet.
• It is true that India was occupied by the Arabs, Persians, and Turks starting from the 8th century.
• It is true that the arrival of Vasco da Gama marked the first time European influences entered India.
• It is false that The American occupation lasted from 1858 to 1947.
• It is false that in India, cattle are bred mainly for human consumption.
• The string instrument called Sitar is the most famous Indian instrument.
• The “one-stringed lute” described in ancient Sanskrit texts is known as Ektar.
• Indian percussion is divided into two categories called Non-Membranous and Membranous.
• The bamboo flute used in Hindustani sangeet is called Bansuri.
• The snake charmer’s instrument is called Pungi/Bin.
• The Shankh is actually a conch shell.
• The Manjira is a pair of small brass cymbals
• A large tambourine used in Indian music is called Daf
• The tabla is a pair of drums and is a very popular percussion instrument.
• A Surpeti is a small electronic instrument whose only function is to play the drone.
• It is false that Indian traditional music instruments are divided into 4 categories.
• It is false that sympathetic strings are directly played by the performer.
• It is true that a surbahar is a bass sitar.
• It is true that the bansuri and venu are the two bamboo flutes used in traditional Indian music.
• It is false that the harmonium is a native Indian instrument.
• Before the arrival of paper, singing was the best way to pass on information from one generation to another.
• The Bhangra dance is associated with the Baisakhi festival of the Muslim and Sikh men from Punjab farming district.
• Mahabharata is a famous Indian epic.
• The Pandavani are narrative folk songs about the heroes of the Mahabharata epic.
• Rabindranath Tagore wrote over 2,230 songs during his lifetime. These songs are collectively called Rabindra Sangeet.
• The fisherfolk of Bengal sing songs called Bhatiali to keep themselves entertained.
• Hindu devotional songs are called bhajan.
• Congregational Hindu devotional songs are called dhun or kirtan.
• Some examples of bhajan are “Aai Malik Tere

  Bande” and “Vaishnav Jan to tene.”