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Maximum : 100 marks
Time : 1 hour and 15 minutes

1. Greater the vibrating length of the air-column in wind instruments :
(A)halvos the pitch
(B) increase the pitch
(C ) less the pitch
(D) stable the pitch

2.The lakshana grandha which contains the reference to the term raga for the first rime in :
(A) Natvasastram 
(B) Sangita Ratnakara
(C ) Sangita Samayasnra
(D) Brihaddesi

3.The 35  tala system had given prominence by ; 
(A) Venkitarmakhi 
(B) Purandaradasa
(C ) Syamasastri
(D) Tyagaraja

4.Kudimiyamalai musical inscription belongs to : 
(A) 9th Cent.
(B)5th Cent.
(C )7th Cent.
(D) lst Cent

5.Kathakali is believed to have originated by the king of:
(A) Kottayam
(B) Kottarakkara
(C ) Travancore
(D) Kozhikode

6.The Telugu play composed by Narayana Theertha :
(A) Tapati Saravana Ramanatakam
(B) Krishnaleela tharangini
(C ) Seetha rama vijayam
(D) Parijatha apaharana nataka

7.The earliest Lakshanakarn who used the term Gamaka :
(A) Bharata
(B) Sarangadeva
(C ) Mathanga
(D) Parsvadeva

8.The earliest landmark in the history of Indian music :
(A)72 melakartha scheme
(B)emergence of the solfa syllables
(C )katapayadi formula
(D)emergence of the concept of the raga system

9. The musical form Dandika is used in :
(A) Mohiniyattain
(B)Ottamthullal
(C ) Koodiyattam
(D)Kathakali

10.The prabandha 'Sringaramanjari’ was composed by :
(A) Purandaradasa
(B)Annammacharya.
(C ) Venkitamakhi
(D)Bhadrachalam Ramadas

11.“Keechaka vadham" was written by ;
(A) Unnayi warrior
(B)Irayimman Thampi
(C ) Kutti kkunji Thankachi
(D)K.C .Kcsava Pillai

12.Varadayya was the original name of:
(A) Kshetrajna
(B)Purandara dasar
(C ) Narayana teertha
(D)Sadaaiva brahmendra

13.The introductory part of the raga alapana is called :
(A) Karanani
(B)Makarini
(C ) Sthayi
(D)Akshipthika

14.The author of ‘Sangita Sudhakara :
(A) Chathura Kallinatha
(B)Simha Bhupala
(C ) Govindacharya
(D)Rama matya

15.Allied ragas are :
(A) Kalyani and Yamuna Kalyani
(B)Kannada and Kanada
(C ) Kamboji and Yadukula Kamboji
(D)Nayaki and Darbar

16.The concluding section of a Prabandha was known as :
(A) Melapaka
(B)Dhruva
(C ) Abhoga
(D)Udgraha

17. Corresponding Tevaram pan of carnatic raga Yadukuln kamboji :
(A) Panchamam
(B)Kolli
(C ) Sewazhi
(D)Sadari

18.The value of antara gandhara is :
(A) 25/16
(B)5/4
(C ) 6/5
(D)9/8

19.Number of the vivadi melas in the 72 melakartha scheme :
(A) 40
(B)12
(C ) 7
(D)36

20.The music of the Samaveda was remembered bya technique called :
(A) Sthobhas
(B)Samantha
(C ) Sama hastha
(D)Samavedi

21.The Sthayi Varna was comes under :•
(A) Gamakas
(B)Taladasa pranas
(C ) Alankaras
(D)Shodasangas

22.The scale of Samagana was :
(A) Downward
(B)Horizontal
(C ) Upward
(D)Vertical

28.Arunagirinathar was the composer of:
(A) Thiruvempavai
(B)Thiruppavai
(C ) Tevaram
(D)Thiruppugazh

24.Samanya gita is known as :
(A) Lakehana git a
(B)Sanchari gita
(C ) Raganga raga lakshana gita
(D)Ghana raga gita

25.Suddangarn and Lava ngam come under :
(A) Tevaram
(B)Thiruppugazh
(C ) Thiruppavai
(D)Thiruvampavai

26.The author of Sangita Saramrita :
(A) Parsva deva
(B)Subbarama Dikshitar
(C ) Damodara
(D)King Thulaja

27.Mudra used by lravi varman Thampi is :
(A) Syanandura
(B)Jalajanabha
(C ) Vanchidasa
(D)Gopaladasa

28.Paidala Gurumurthy Sastri was a prolific composer of
(A) Svarajati
(B)Varna
(C ) Jatiavara
(D)Gita

29.The varieties of a svara are represented by :
(A) Capital letters
(B)Vowel change
(C ) Dots at the top of the notes
(D)Small letters

30.The value of Nyuna sruthi interval is :•
(A) 9/8
(B)25/21
(C ) 81/80
(D)10/9

31.Total number of puns figuring in Tevaram :
(A) 21
(B)22
(C ) 36
(D)40

32.The period of Svaramela Kalanidhi:
(A) 7th cent. A.D.
(B)13th cent. A.D.
(C ) 9th cent. A.D.
(D)16th cent. A.D.

33.Name of the Gatnaka which comes under both Rava and Jam :
(A) Ullasitha
(B)Sphuritha
(C ) Namitha
(D)Andolitha

34.An example of Tritantri Vina :
(A) Nissari vina
(B)Gatra vina
(C ) Chala vina
(D) 'Kinnari vina

35. A Tala used in Kathakali music is equal to Khanda chapu tala in Carnatic music :
(A) Chempada
(B)Muri adantha
(C ) Panchari
(D)Adantha

36.Ancient writers called Chitta'tana as :
(A) Drutha sekharam
(B)Sabda pallavi
(C ) Praslhuram
(D)Katakam

37.The tala which has been in use in temple rituals :
(A) Margi tala
(B)Desi tala
(C ) Xavnsandhi tain
(D)Chachatputa tala

38.In the scheme of 5181 melas the First raela whichwill be mnemonically known as :
(A) Varuna subha mola
(B)Kiravnni mela
(C ) Kanaka kanaka mela
(D)Suddha madhyama mela

39.A stringed instrument used in folk music :
(A) Xanduni
(B)Thiruchinnam
(C ) Kaichilambu
(D)Timila

40.The only Tillana in Simhanandana tala which consists of two avartas is composed
(A) Kamanad Srinivasa Iyengar
(B)Mysore Vasudevacharyn
(C ) Oothukkad Venkitn Subbayya
(D)Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer

41.An example of paryaya mudrakara :
(A) Sadasiva Brahmendra
(B)Subbaraya Sastri
(C ) Swathi Tirunal
(D)Subbaramn Dikshitar

42.The title Gana Chakravarthi was given to :
(A) Annammacharya
(B)Vinakuppayyar
(C ) Gopalakrishna Bharathi
(D)Mahavaidyunathu Iyer

43.Composer of Nrityanataka :
(A) Melattur Venkita Ramana Sastri
(B)Tyagaraja
(C ) Arunachala Kaviiayar .
(D)Shaji Maharaja

44.Thiruvachakam is the hymns of:
(A) Thirujnana Sambandar
(B)Thirunavukkarasu
(C ) Arunagirinuthar
(D)Manikya Vachagar

45.Sangitha Ratnakara consists of:
(A) 7 chapters
(B)8 chapters
(C ) 9 chapters
(D)10 chapters

46.Panchadasa gamakas were mentioned by :
(A) Mathanga
(B)Parswadeva
(C ) Bharatha
(D)Sarangadeva

47.The youngest composer in the history worldmusic:•
(A) Koteesvara Iyer
(B)Andal
(C ) Thirujnana Sambandar
(D)Vadivelu

48.The Achyuta Kajendra mela veena has been mentioned for the first time in :
(A) Svaramela Kalanidhi
(B)Raga Vibhodha
(C ) Chaturdandi Prakasika
(D)Sangeeta Kalpa Dhrumam

49.In the 35 tala system, the maximum number of aksharakala is in :
(A) Sankirna jati matya tala
(B)Sankirna jati jampatala
(C ) Sankirna jati dhruva tain
(D)Sankirna jati ata tala

50.According to cents method, an octave is divided into :
(A) 702 cents
(B)498 cents
(C ) 1200 cents
(D)1404 cents

51.The period of Sangeetha Makarandu is in :
(A) 11th century
(B)12th century
(C ) 13th century
(D)9th century

52.An example of sampurna shadava raga :
(A) Nalinakanti
(B)Garudadvani
(C ) Bhair avam
(D)Suddha Rangala

53. Syllables employed in 'Samavoda' is known as :
(A) Chandass
(B)Sthobhas
(C ) Pluta
(D)Anudatta

51.The author of Bhakthimanjari:
(A) Swathi Tirunal
(B)Muthiah Bhagavatar
(C ) K.C. Kesava Pillai
(D)lrayimman Thampi

55.A Talamalika composition which is very much like the form Gita :
(A) Prabandha
(B)Sabdn
(C ) Suladi
(D)Sabda Pallavi

56.Sarangi is an instrument:
(A)With no sympathetic strings 
(B)With sympathetic strings
(C )Having eleven to fifteen sympathetic strings 
(D)Having twenty to twenty four Sympathetic strings *

57.In the Ashtothara mela system, the nameof the 15th chakra is :
(A) Java
(B)Vayu
(C ) Maya
(D)Chaya

58.A dhaivadantya raga which is used in folkmusic is:
(A) Navaroj
(B)Punnagavarali
(C ) Kurinji
(D)Nadanamakriya

59.The ‘father of padam’ is attributed to :
(A) Bhadrachalam Ramadas
(B)Purand.aradasa
(C ) Swathi Tirunal
(D)Kshetrajna

60.A composer earned the fame by composing and exponding pallavi in Simhanandana
(A) Koteeswara Iyer
(B)Sarabha Sastri
(C ) Tiger Varndachari
(D)Mahavaidyanatha Iyer

61.The mudra of Papanasam Sivan :
(A) Guhadasa
(B)Ramadasa
(C ) Venkitesa
(D)Kavi kunjara dasn

62. Carnatic music ‘Pada’ is equal to the Hindusthani music :
(A) Ttappa
(B)Gazal
(C ) Khayal
(D)Tumri

63.Pan Gandharam is equal to :
(A) Kedaram
(B)Navaroj
(C ) Arabhi
(D)Vyazhakurinji

64.Semibrave is equal to :
(A) aksharakala
(B)1 aksharakala
(C ) 2 aksharakala
(D)1 aksharakala

65.The svakiva svura in Bhairnvi ruga is :
(A) Sadharana gandhara
(B)Suddha dhaivata
(C ) Chutusruti dhaivata
(D)Kaimki nishada

66.A gamaka which comes only under Panchadasa gamaka :
(A) Gumpita
(B)Pratyahatha
(C ) Arohana
(D)Sphuritha

67.Sangitha Saramritha was written by :
(A) Shaji Maharaja
(B)King Thulaja
(C ) Haripala
(D)Parsvadeva

68.An example of gundhara dvaya bhashanga raga :
(A) Saranga
(B)Asaveri
(C ) Atthana
(D)Hindusthani Bihag

69.The earliest way for dividing 22 srutis through sa-pa and sa-ma cycle is in :
(A) Fractional method
(B)Cents method
(C ) Arithmetical method
(D)Multiplication method

70.Patikala is the anga of:
(A) Bharathanatyam
(B)Panchavadyam
(C ) Mohiniyattam
(D)Thayambaka

71.If you want to determine whether and to what degree a relationship exists between two or more variables what kind of study you have to do?
(A)Descriptive
(B)Correlation
(C )Causal-comparative
(D)Experimental

72.Creating a class room climate conducive to develop positive self concept in students is by :
(A)Challenge and freedom
(B) Respect and warmth
(C )Control and success
(D)All the above

73.Which of the following teacher will be liked most?
(A)A teacher who maintain discipline in the classroom
(B)A teacher who make teaching learning process enjoyable
(C )A teacher who give more home work
(D)A teacher who take more number of classes

74.An instructional model that identifies the major variable in the teaching learning process includes :
(A)Individual differences
(B)Principle of learning
(C )Teacher behaviour
(D)All the above

75,The extent of teachers' subject matter and pedagogical expertise indicates the teachers :
(A)Efficacy
(B)Morale
(C )Competency
(D)Efficiency

76. What will be the impact of interactive teaching?
(A)It will make teaching learning process difficult
(B)It will create confusion among students
(C )Students will be expected to listen only
(D) It will make teaching learning process effective, democratic and friendly

77.Which of the following sampling method is preferred for studyingheterogeneous population?
(A)Simple random sampling
(B)Stratified sampling
(C )Convenient sampling
(D)Systematic sampling

78.A test that examine subjects thoughts and thought processes is :
(A)Cognitive test
(B)Affective test
(C )Standardized test
(D)Generalized test

79.Which of the following is most appropriate about discussion part of a research paper?
(A)It elaborates importance of the topic
(B)Explain how the findings concur with that of others
(C )Deals with method of sampling and recruitments
(D)Deals with findings of the relevant studies

80.The process of collecting and analyzing information to develop or enhance a theory is :
(A) Basic research
(B) Applied research
(C ) Evaluation
(D) None of the above

81.Which of the following statement is true?
(1)The President can make a proclamation declaring emergency only when he receives in writing the decision of the Union Cabinet to this effect
(2)The president could make a proclamation declaring emergency on the ground of threat of internal disturbance
(3)The president could make a proclamation declaring emergency on the ground of threat of Armed Rebellion
(4)The president could make a proclamation declaring emergency on the ground of threat of External Aggression
(A)1.2.3
(B)1,3.1
(C )2, 3. 4
(D)1, 2,3. 1

82.According to Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 Child mean the person who
has not completed his ----------year of age.
(A)18
(B)16
(C )15
(D)14

83.What is the penalty for the refusal of the RTI application by the Public information Officer?
(A)Rs. 5,000 and 1 month imprisonment 
(B)Rs. 1,000 and 1 month imprisonment
(C )Rs. 5,000
(D)Rs.25,000

84.Which of the following statement is not true?
(A)No child shall be requiredto work for morethan 3 hoursat a stretch
(B)No child shall be requiredto work for morethan 6 hoursincluding rest period
(C )No child shall be permitted to work between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.
(D)None of the above

85.The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
(1)Protects women working in that place
(2)Protects any women who enters the work place like clients, customer, etc.
(3)Protects all the employees who are working there
(4)Protects only women working in government institutions
(A)l and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C ) 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3, 4

86.Whoever contravenes the provisions of S.2-1 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, prohibition on use of stream or well for disposal of polluting matter shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than :
(A)1 year but which may extend to 6 years
(B)2 year but which may extend to 8 years
(C )1 1/2 year but which may extend to 8 years and with fine
(D) I 1/2- year but which may extend to 6 years and with line

87. The term socialist has been inserted in the preamble by the---------------------Amendment Act of
the Constitution.
(A) 43
(B) 42
(C ) 41
(D) 40

88. Right for freedom to form Association is provided in--------------Article of the Constitution.
(A) 19(l)(a)
(B)19(l)(b)
(C ) 19(1)(C )
(D)19(l)(d)

Money Bill can be introduced in :
(A) Lok Sabha
(B)Rajya Sabha
(C ) Both (A) and (B)
(D)None of the above

90. Legislative council of a State :
(A)Can be dissolved by the Governor
(B)Can be abolished by the President with the advice of the Governor of the State
(C )Can be abolished by the Parliament based on the resolution passed by the majority of the Legislative Assembly
(D)Can be abolished by the Governor based on the resolution passed by the majority of the Legislative Assembly

91. Who took Prime role in the publication of‘Rajynsamacharam’?
(A)Clement piyanoos padre
(B)Dr. Herman Gundert
(C )Arnos Padre
(D)James Augustus

92.The Chief guest on the occassion of 65th Republic day celebration :
(A)Shinzo Abe
(B)Hu Zhang Tao
(C )Yoshihiko Noda
(D)Wen Jiabo
 
93.Which amount the following diseases is eradicated through immunisation programme in India?
(A) Polio
(B)Tuberculosis
(C ) Diptheria
(D)Jaundice

91.Who inaugurated the new Kerala legislative assembly building in 1998?
(A) A.B. Vajpayee
(B)I.K. Gujral
(C ) K.R. Narayanan
(D)Krishna Kant

95.The Minister who presented and passed the Land reformation act of Kerala in
. (A) T.Y. Thomas
(B)K.T. Jacob
(C ) C. Achutha Menon
(D)K.R. Gouri

96.The bowler to take Sachin's wicket in his Iast test:
(A) Darren Sammy
(B)Narsingh Deo Narine
(C ) Chris Gayle
(D)Keron Pollard

97.In which novel of Kesava Dev ‘Pappu’ appears as the imain character?
(A) Odayil Ninnu
(B)Branthalayam
(C ) Kannadi
(D)Avalkkar

98.The First editor of 'Swadeshabhimani' daily :
(A) Balakrishna Pilla
(B)K. Ramakrishna Pilla
(C ) Vakkam Abdulkhader Moulavi
(D)C.P. Govinda Pilla

99.Who organised 'Miarabhojanam'?
(A) Sri Narayana Guru
(B)Sahodaran Ayyappan
(C ) Ayyamkuli
(D)Chattambhi Swamikal

100.Tattini Jatha' led by :
(A) K. Kelappan
(B)Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan
(C ) A.K. Gopalan
(D)P.K. Chathan Master