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Key Facts: PSEB SS Gurmat Sangeet Exam

45 + 50 + 5

PSEB Senior Secondary Gurmat Sangeet Theory + Practical + INA mark split

PSEB Class 12 Scheme of Studies

Code 039

Gurmat Sangeet subject code on PSEB Senior Secondary materials

PSEB Scheme of Studies / syllabus

33%

Separate pass floor in Theory, Practical, INA, and aggregate

PSEB Class 12 Scheme of Studies

4 ragas + 4 talas

Core prescribed description set: Todi, Dhanasari, Sarang, Bhairav; Ek, Jhap, Rupak, Teen Taal

PSEB Class 12 Gurmat Sangeet syllabus 2025–26

English MCQ adaptation

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PSEB Senior Secondary Gurmat Sangeet is a Class 12 elective with Theory 45 + Practical 50 + INA 05 (code 039) and 33% pass separately in theory, practical, INA, and aggregate — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ theory study adaptation for Sikh musical tradition, prescribed ragas/talas, and Gurbani terminology.

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1Gurmat Sangeet primarily refers to:
A.Western orchestral concert music only
B.The Sikh tradition of singing Gurbani (kirtan) according to the musical and spiritual discipline of the Gurus
C.Only film-song composition contests
D.Only tabla solo recitals without shabad
Explanation: Gurmat Sangeet is the Gurbani kirtan tradition shaped by Sikh Gurus musical and spiritual framework—shabad sung in raga with devotion.
2Which Sikh Guru is especially credited with compiling the Adi Granth (first official scripture collection later expanded as Guru Granth Sahib)?
A.Guru Nanak Dev Ji only, with no later editorial work
B.Guru Gobind Singh Ji as the sole first compiler of the Adi Granth
C.Guru Arjan Dev Ji (the fifth Guru)
D.Only Bhai Mardana as scripture editor
Explanation: Guru Arjan Dev Ji compiled and organized the Adi Granth (1604 tradition), installing it at Harmandir Sahib—central to Gurmat Sangeet because banis are set under raga headings.
3Bhai Mardana is best remembered in Gurmat Sangeet history as:
A.A tabla soloist who never travelled with any Guru
B.Guru Nanak Dev Ji lifelong companion who played the rabab to accompany shabad
C.The only author of all Asa Di Var pauris
D.A modern PSEB textbook editor only
Explanation: Bhai Mardana accompanied Guru Nanak and is the archetype rababi of early Sikh kirtan.
4In the PSEB Class 12 Gurmat Sangeet syllabus, which pair are the chowkis (choukie) introduced in theory?
A.Only Raag Todi and Raag Bhairav
B.Asa Di Var and Sodar
C.Only Teen Taal and Rupak
D.Only Partal and Ghar
Explanation: Unit theory explicitly introduces famous chowkis: Asa Di Var and Sodar—liturgical kirtan sessions in the Sikh daily prayer cycle.
5Asa Di Var is traditionally associated with which time of liturgical practice?
A.Only midnight wedding bands
B.Morning kirtan / early-day chowki tradition
C.Only afternoon sports marches
D.Only silent reading with no melody
Explanation: Asa Di Var is the classic morning ballad of hope sung in gurdwaras as a structured chowki of pauris and related shabads.
6In Guru Granth Sahib indexing language, Mahalla (M:) most usefully indicates:
A.The matra count of Teen Taal only
B.Which Guru authorship mark is attached to a composition (e.g., Mahalla 1 for Guru Nanak)
C.Only the raga of the composition
D.Only the page number in the printed volume
Explanation: Mahalla marks the Guru-author of a shabad (M1-M5 traditionally for the first five Gurus banis in standard teaching).
7In a shabad, the Rahao line is best described as:
A.The refrain / pause-theme line that carries the central idea and is repeated
B.Only the tabla theka for Teen Taal
C.A ban on singing any raga
D.Only a Western staff clef mark
Explanation: Rahao marks the thematic refrain—students learn to treat it as the shabad pivot line in kirtan structure.
8Dhuni (Dhun) indicated with a shabad in Gurmat Sangeet contexts most nearly means:
A.A prescribed folk dance costume only
B.A melodic tune / air associated with singing that shabad
C.Only a 16-beat silent rest
D.A ban on using Sa
Explanation: Dhuni/Dhun points to a melodic air or traditional tune linked to a composition delivery.
9Which of the following is a prescribed raga for description in the PSEB Class 12 Gurmat Sangeet theory syllabus?
A.Only Raag Kirwani from Carnatic theory exclusively
B.Raag Todi
C.Only twelve-bar blues form
D.Only Western Dorian mode without Indian names
Explanation: Prescribed ragas for description include Todi, Dhanasari, Sarang, and Bhairav (syllabus Part B).
10Which tala is among those prescribed (Ek Taal, Jhap Taal, Rupak, Teen Taal) in this syllabus?
A.Only waltz 3/4 without Indian names
B.Teen Taal
C.Only 5/4 progressive rock meters
D.Only silence without matras
Explanation: Teen Taal (16 matras) is one of the four prescribed talas along with Ek Taal, Jhap Taal, and Rupak.

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