Music of India

Question 1

Western and Indian music have the same number of scales.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The most popular drum in India is

Accepted Answer

the tabla

Question 3

Indian melodic music is known as

Accepted Answer

raga or raag

Question 4

Why are there so many regional differences in India?

Accepted Answer

each region has its own songs and music, about 30% of people live in cities, about 70% of people live in villages, every region has its own dialect

Question 5

Bhangra is music from the Punjab district that joined with

Accepted Answer

pop music in England

Question 6

There is only one kind of drum used to play Indian music.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

How many different dialects are there in India?

Accepted Answer

hundreds and hundreds

Question 8

One of the most popular and well known Indian instruments is

Accepted Answer

the sitar

Question 9

How many people live in India?

Accepted Answer

about 1 billion

Question 10

Northern and Southern Indian music is exactly the same.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The sitar was created in India with parts from other countries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The combination of Indian music with Western pop is known as

Accepted Answer

bhangra

Question 13

Wilbur Sagunaraj is a great sitar player.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

There are both folk and classical styles of Indian music.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Indian classical music improvisation is based on

Accepted Answer

very short passages called ragas

Question 16

There is no dancing in bhangra.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

The difference between Western classical music and Indian classical music is

Accepted Answer

Western classical music has recognized composers, Indian classical music is never written down, Western classical music was always written down

Question 18

There is only one way to play the tabla.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Rhythm is Indian music is known as

Accepted Answer

tala or taal

Question 20

How large is India?

Accepted Answer

about half the size of the U..S.

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