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Key Facts: KSEAB SSLC Hindustani Music Exam

Class 10 elective

KSEAB SSLC Hindustani Music under Karnataka public examination

KSEAB SSLC subject list / timetable materials

Theory + practical

Official assessment includes written theory and essential performance evidence

KSEAB/KSEEB Music Theory and Practical paper patterns

Max. Marks 40

Common historical mark total for board Music Theory papers (confirm current year)

KSEAB/KSEEB Carnatic/Hindustani Music Theory model papers

~33% aggregate

Recent SSLC overall pass threshold (with ~30% per subject floor)

Karnataka government / KSEAB SSLC pass-rule notifications

Ten thaats

Bhatkhande parent-scale system taught in secondary Hindustani theory

Standard Hindustani school pedagogy / KSEAB theory materials

English MCQ adaptation

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

OpenExamPrep practice policy

KSEAB SSLC Hindustani Music is a Class 10 elective with written theory plus essential practical/performance. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ theory adaptation for swara, thaat, raga, tala, forms, instruments, gharana, and notation — not an official paper or performance exam.

Sample KSEAB SSLC Hindustani Music Practice Questions

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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.Saptak
D.Tala
Explanation: Saptak literally means a group of seven and names the octave-like span of the seven basic swaras in school-level Hindustani theory.
2Which pair of swaras is traditionally treated as achal (fixed) relative to the tonic?
A.Re and Ga
B.Sa and Pa
C.Ma and Ni
D.Dha and Ni
Explanation: Shadja (Sa) and Pancham (Pa) are the classic achal swaras; Re, Ga, Ma, Dha, and Ni have variable (komal/teevra) forms in common school teaching.
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 on the tabla
Explanation: Komal means flattened relative to the natural (shuddha) form—applied to Re, Ga, Dha, and Ni in common secondary-level teaching.
4Teevra Ma refers to which alteration?
A.The flattened form of shadja
B.A type of drone string only
C.The raised (sharpened) form of madhyam
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.
5Mandara, madhya, and taar primarily name which concept?
A.Three gharanas only
B.Three talas of equal matra only
C.Three string materials
D.Three saptak (pitch-register) ranges
Explanation: Mandara (lower), madhya (middle), and taar (upper) designate the three commonly taught pitch registers of the saptak.
6Shadja (Sa) functions primarily as the:
A.Tonic reference pitch of a raga performance
B.Only name for a 7-matra tala
C.Standard bol of teental sam only
D.Exclusive name of a gharana
Explanation: Sa is the tonic reference; other swaras are understood relative to Sa in Hindustani practice.
7Traditional Indian music theory often cites how many microtonal shrutis within the saptak?
A.7
B.12 only in all classical texts
C.5
D.22
Explanation: Classical texts and school pedagogy commonly teach 22 shrutis as theoretical microtonal divisions of the octave-span.
8Which swaras commonly take komal forms in Hindustani theory?
A.Only Sa and Pa
B.Re, Ga, Dha, and Ni
C.Only teevra Ma and Sa
D.Only Ma and Pa exclusively
Explanation: Re, Ga, Dha, and Ni may appear as komal (flattened); Ma may be teevra (raised); Sa and Pa remain achal.
9An alankar in Hindustani music study is best described as:
A.A fixed 16-matra tala only
B.A systematic melodic pattern used for riyaaz and ornament
C.A gharana’s exclusive legal name
D.A type of drone instrument
Explanation: Alankars are patterned note exercises (ornaments/patterns) used for practice and melodic embellishment at secondary level.
10Sargam practice primarily trains which skill?
A.Naming and singing notes with their swara syllables
B.Only tabla bols without pitch
C.Only painting raga symbols
D.Only counting matras without melody
Explanation: Sargam uses Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni syllables to build pitch accuracy and melodic fluency.

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