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Key Facts: Kerala Plus Two Music Exam

~9:30–11:15

Typical Plus Two Music theory window including cool-off under DHSE Kerala timetable practice (confirm the year's sheet)

Kerala DHSE Higher Secondary examination timetable practice for Music

TE + CE + PE

Official subject total is 100 marks combining theory, continuous evaluation, and practical; this bank is an English MCQ theory study adaptation only

Kerala DHSE Higher Secondary Music assessment pattern

D+ / ~30%

Typical minimum grade band ~30% aggregate with about ~30% TE; Music commonly also needs ~30% PE as notified — confirm the year's circular

DHSE Higher Secondary grading notifications

Fee via school

Examination fees are typically paid through the school under DHSE notifications (not a fixed music-only marketplace price)

DHSE fee notification practice

DHSE Kerala

Administrator is the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala, with SCERT syllabus support

dhsekerala.gov.in / SCERT Kerala

100 FREE MCQs

Local practice bank size for Carnatic theory concept drill (not the official item count)

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Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for Kerala DHSE Plus Two Music (Class 12, Carnatic theory focus). Official exams use TE + CE + PE (100 marks total), with Music theory commonly scheduled in a shorter window (~9:30–11:15 including cool-off); pass typically D+/~30% aggregate with ~30% TE and, for Music, about 30% PE as notified; fee via schools as notified by DHSE. Not an official full-format or performance simulation. Sources: dhsekerala.gov.in, beta.hseportal.kerala.gov.in, SCERT Kerala.

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1How many primary swaras form the sapta swaras of Carnatic music?
A.Five
B.Six
C.Seven
D.Twelve
Explanation: Carnatic theory names seven primary scale degrees—Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni—collectively called the sapta swaras. Pitch variants of these degrees yield the twelve swarasthanas used across ragas.
2Which swara is regarded as the fixed tonic reference pitch in Carnatic music?
A.Pa
B.Sa
C.Ma
D.Ni
Explanation: Shadja (Sa) is the tonic reference. Other swaras are defined relative to Sa, and the chosen Sa sets the performer's sruti for a session.
3How many swarasthanas (distinct pitch positions within an octave) are used in standard Carnatic theory?
A.Seven
B.Ten
C.Twelve
D.Twenty-two
Explanation: From the seven swaras, variants of Ri, Ga, Ma, Da, and Ni produce twelve named swarasthanas used to build melakarta and janya scales. Twenty-two srutis appear in older microtonal discussion but are not the standard twelve-sthana classroom count.
4Which pair of swaras is traditionally treated as 'prakriti' (relatively fixed) in the Carnatic scale framework?
A.Ri and Ga
B.Sa and Pa
C.Ma and Ni
D.Da and Ni
Explanation: Sa and Pa are treated as fixed (prakriti) reference tones. Ri, Ga, Ma, Da, and Ni have shuddha/vikrita variants that create the twelve swarasthanas.
5What does the term 'sruti' primarily refer to in Carnatic theory discussion?
A.A complete concert cycle of five kritis
B.The finest unit of pitch / microtonal intonation context for scale tones
C.A percussion instrument of Kerala
D.A type of tillana composed only in Adi tala
Explanation: Sruti denotes pitch/intonation—the fine pitch context in which swaras are heard and tuned. It is also used for the drone-based reference pitch of a performance, not for a compositional form.
6What is 'nada' in the vocabulary of Indian music theory?
A.A specific 35-tala cycle only
B.Musical sound / tonal vibration as the basis of music
C.The final mangalam item of every concert
D.A drone string on the mridangam
Explanation: Nada refers to musical sound or tonal vibration—the sounding basis of music in traditional theory texts—distinct from silence or non-musical noise.
7Which term names the three octave registers commonly discussed as mandra, madhya, and tara?
A.Anga
B.Sthayi
C.Yati
D.Matu
Explanation: Sthayi denotes octave register. Mandra (lower), madhya (middle), and tara (upper) sthayis organise pitch space for singing and playing.
8What do 'arohana' and 'avarohana' describe for a raga?
A.Only the percussion theka pattern
B.The ascending and descending pitch sequences that characterise the raga's scale path
C.The composer's signature mudra only
D.The number of talas allowed in a concert
Explanation: Arohana is the ascending sequence of swaras and avarohana the descending sequence. Together they outline a raga's scalar path and help distinguish janya types (including vakra paths).
9In raga theory, what is the 'vadi' swara?
A.Any swara that never appears in the raga
B.The most important or sonant note of the raga
C.Only the lower Sa of the tanpura
D.A swara used exclusively in tillanas
Explanation: Vadi is the principal or sonant note of a raga—the tone that receives special emphasis. Samvadi is its consonant counterpart; anuvadi and vivadi describe other relational roles.
10Which madhyama form is higher in pitch: shuddha madhyama or prati madhyama?
A.Shuddha madhyama is higher
B.Prati madhyama is higher
C.They are identical in pitch
D.Neither appears in any melakarta
Explanation: Prati madhyama is the raised (sharp) form of Ma relative to shuddha madhyama. Melakartas 37–72 use prati madhyama; 1–36 use shuddha madhyama.

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