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Code 318

BSEB Intermediate Music elective model-paper / I.A. THEORY code style reference

BSEB Intermediate model-paper catalog / 2026-style materials

70 marks

Full marks for Intermediate Music theory on the 2026-style model-paper pattern

BSEB Intermediate Music model paper (code 318 style)

3h 15m

Duration of the Intermediate Music theory paper under common BSEB scheduling

BSEB Intermediate model question paper logistics

70+20+6

Question pattern described for Intermediate Music theory (objective + short + long)

BSEB Intermediate Music model-paper pattern reporting

Theory + practical

Official Music assessment includes essential performance evidence; MCQs are not a substitute

BSEB Intermediate elective Music subject pattern

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is theory revision only — not a performance substitute

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BSEB Intermediate Music (elective, model-paper code 318, I.A. THEORY) is a Class 12 subject with theory Full Marks 70 (~3h15m, 70+20+6 pattern) plus essential practical/performance. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ theory adaptation for swara, raga, tala, forms, instruments, artists, systems, notation, aesthetics, and Bihar folk basics — not an official paper or performance exam.

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1In Hindustani music theory, the complete set of seven basic swaras (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni) is called a:
A.Bandish
B.Theka
C.Tala
D.Saptak
Explanation: Saptak literally means a group of seven and names the octave-like span of the seven basic swaras.
2Which pair of swaras is traditionally treated as achal (fixed/immovable) relative to the tonic?
A.Ma and Ni
B.Re and Ga
C.Sa and Pa
D.Dha and Ni
Explanation: Shadja (Sa) and Pancham (Pa) are the achal swaras; Re, Ga, Ma, Dha, and Ni have variable forms in many systems.
3In standard Hindustani terminology, a komal swara is:
A.Lowered (flattened) relative to its shuddha form
B.Raised a full tone above teevra Ma by definition only
C.Always identical to Western sharp notation only
D.A percussion stroke name
Explanation: Komal means flattened relative to the natural (shuddha) form—applied to Re, Ga, Dha, and Ni in common school teaching.
4Teevra Ma refers to which alteration?
A.The flattened form of shadja
B.The raised (sharpened) form of madhyam
C.A type of drone string only
D.A 16-matra tala
Explanation: Madhyam has shuddha and teevra varieties; teevra Ma is raised relative to shuddha Ma and is crucial in ragas such as Yaman.
5Traditional Indian music theory often cites how many microtonal shrutis within the saptak?
A.7
B.12 only in all texts
C.22
D.5
Explanation: Classical texts and school pedagogy commonly teach 22 shrutis as theoretical microtonal divisions of the octave-span.
6Mandara, madhya, and taar primarily name which concept?
A.Three string materials
B.Three gharanas only
C.Three talas of equal matra only
D.Three saptak (pitch-register) ranges
Explanation: Mandara (lower), madhya (middle), and taar (upper) designate the three commonly taught pitch registers of the saptak.
7Which Western solfège syllable is the conventional mapping for Shadja (Sa)?
A.Do
B.Re
C.Sol
D.Mi
Explanation: School-level comparative teaching maps Sa ≈ Do (movable-do style), with Re≈Re, Ga≈Mi, Ma≈Fa, Pa≈Sol, Dha≈La, Ni≈Ti.
8In the common Sa–Re–Ga to Western note mapping used in Intermediate teaching, Ga corresponds most nearly to:
A.Fa
B.Do
C.Mi
D.Ti
Explanation: With Sa as Do, Ga is the third degree and maps to Mi.
9Nada in Indian music aesthetics primarily means:
A.Only a percussion instrument
B.Only a silent meditation without acoustics
C.Sound / musical vibration as the basis of music
D.Only a 16-beat tala
Explanation: Nada is the concept of sound (often linked to ahata/anahata discussions) underlying music and aesthetics texts.
10Which statement correctly distinguishes ahata and anahata nada in classical aesthetics?
A.Both terms mean only tabla bols
B.They name two gharanas of vocal music only
C.Ahata is struck/produced sound; anahata is the unstruck/inner concept
D.Anahata is always louder than ahata by definition
Explanation: Ahata nada is acoustically produced (struck) sound; anahata is the philosophical unstruck/inner sound discussed in music-aesthetics texts.

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