Contributions to Music

Q. Tansen was a famous musician during the time of which Mughal emperor?

1. Jahangir
2. Humayun
3. Shajahan
4. Akbar

Q. Who among the following was/were the important musician(s) of the Medieval period?

1. Kabir
2. Naik Gopal
3. Amir Khusrau
4. Surdas

Q. Which of the following is/are not true regarding the musician Amir Khusrau?

1. He was a famous musician of Bhakti tradition in South India.
2. He gave shape to Sama.
3. He was a great poet and musician.
4. He received training in Indian music from Naik Gopal.

Q. was one of the famous Hindustani musicians of the Sultanate period.

1. Abul Fazl
2. Amir Khusrau
3. Kabir

Q. Which new style of music emerged due to the influence of Persian music in North India?

1. Qawwali
2. Hindustani music
3. Opera music
4. Gazelle music

Q. _____ was a new music style that emerged in North India during the Medieval period.

1. Hindustani
2. Carnatic
3. Persian
4. Sanskrit

Q. Carnatic music is a musical style of North India which made tremendous progress during the medieval period.

1. False
2. True

Q. What title has Pandit Ravi Shankar earned for promoting Indian music?

Q. A combination of both Indian and Persian styles of painting, called 'miniature painting' was in trend during the Mughal period.

1. False
2. True

Q. Discuss the different types of architecture and paintings that emerged during the medieval period.