Question

Rudra and Vichitra veenas are plucked string instruments. In which type of music are they used?

• A. Carnatic
• B. Baroque
• C. Hindustani
• D. Renaissance

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Hindustani

• Hindustani classical music is an Indian classical music tradition which originated in North India around the 13th and 14th centuries. Rudra and Vichitra are types of veenas used in Hindustani music.
• The Rudra veena, one of the oldest styles of the veena, is ba­si­cally a bamboo stick with two gourds at­ta­ched. It has frets which are set into wax.
• The Vichitra vina is a stringed instrument like the Rudra veena except it has no frets.