Music and Painting

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Who Wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?

Q. _________ was a famous Carnatic musician of medieval India.

1. Amir Khusrau
2. Tansen
3. Purandaradasa
4. Baz Bahadur

Q. The book 'One Thousand and One Nights' was the contribution of .

1. Indians
2. Europeans
3. Chinese
4. Arabs

Q. Name the form of music that came to prominence during the Mughal rule.

1. Hindustani music
2. Carnatic music
3. Ghazal
4. None of the above

Q. Which of the following statement(s) about Qawwali is true?

1. Qawwali evolved in Khanaq
2. The songs were sung in Persian
3. The songs were sung in Urdu
4. The songs were sung to the slow rhythm of a single muscial instrument

Q. Amir Khusrau and Tansen were musicians known for ____.

1. Carnatic music
2. Hindustani music
3. Western music
4. Contemporary music

Q. Rabindrnath Tagore from the Bengal School of Art used which technique along with water colours for his paintings?

1. Mongolian
2. Japanese
3. Chinese
4. Korean

Q. Choose the options which were contributions of the chinese in the medieval period.

1. Tombs
2. Printing Press
3. Gun Powder
4. Mariner's Compass

Q. During the Sultanate period, the influence of Persian music gave birth to a new style of music. What do we know this style of music as?

1. Rock Music
2. Hindustani Music
3. Carnatic Music
4. Folk Music

Q. Who among the following was a famous carnatic musician during the medieval period of India?

1. Purandaradasa
2. Amir Khusrau
3. Tansen
4. Dara Shukoh

Q. Which of the following instrument(s) evolved during the medieval period of India?

1. Tabala
2. Sitar
3. Guitar
4. Harmonium

Q. What are the common themes found among the paintings of medieval India?

1. The Mahabharata
2. The Ramayana
3. Nature
4. Royal Life

Q. Which Indian musician was associated with the development of Qawwali?

1. Purandaradasa
2. Tansen
3. Amir Khusrau
4. Baz Bahadur

Q. Name the musical instruments which came to prominence during the medieval period in India.

1. Tabala
2. Guitar
3. Keyboard
4. Sitar

Q. What was the Bhakti Movement? How did it help stimulate the development of regional languages?

Q. Purandaradasa was one of the most popular musicians during the medieval period of India. Which type of music was he known for?

1. Carnatic music
2. Contemporary music
3. Hindustani music
4. Western music

Q. In South India, ____ was popular, whereas in North India ______ was popular.

1. Carnatic music, Hindustani music
2. Hindustani music, Carnatic music
3. Carnatic music, Qawwali
4. Qawwali, Hindustani music

Q. Which of the following musician(s) were known for Hindustani music?

1. Purandaradasa
2. Amir Khusrau
3. Dara Shukoh
4. Tansen

Q. Carnatic music flourished in which part of medieval India?

1. East
2. South
3. North
4. West

Q. Elaborate on the contribution of the Chinese in the fields of knowledge and art during the medieval period.​

Q. Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
In ancient India, scholars had no interest in political power or material growth.

1. celestial
2. spiritual
3. psychic
4. internal

Q. Which among the following wasn't a theme adopted by the medieval India painters?

1. Royal life
2. Nature
3. Life of common people
4. Instances from the Bible