Yakshagana Music of India

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Yakshagana music is a traditional art form of which Indian state?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is a traditional art form of Karnataka, India.

Yakshagana music is a combination of which two musical styles?

  1. Carnatic and Hindustani

  2. Carnatic and Western

  3. Hindustani and Western

  4. Folk and Classical


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is a combination of Carnatic and Folk musical styles.

Yakshagana music is typically performed in which language?

  1. Kannada

  2. Tulu

  3. Konkani

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is typically performed in the Kannada language.

Yakshagana music is accompanied by which traditional instrument?

  1. Tabla

  2. Sitar

  3. Mridangam

  4. Veena


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is accompanied by the traditional instrument called Mridangam.

Yakshagana music is often performed in which type of theater?

  1. Open-air theater

  2. Proscenium theater

  3. Black box theater

  4. Thrust theater


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is often performed in open-air theaters.

Yakshagana music is known for its use of which vocal technique?

  1. Falsetto

  2. Vibrato

  3. Bel canto

  4. Yodelling


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is known for its use of the falsetto vocal technique.

Yakshagana music is often used to accompany which type of dance?

  1. Bharatanatyam

  2. Kathakali

  3. Odissi

  4. Kuchipudi


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is often used to accompany Yakshagana dance, a traditional dance form of Karnataka.

Yakshagana music is typically performed by which type of ensemble?

  1. Solo performer

  2. Duet

  3. Trio

  4. Ensemble


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is typically performed by an ensemble of musicians.

Yakshagana music is often used to tell stories from which epic?

  1. Ramayana

  2. Mahabharata

  3. Bhagavata Purana

  4. Skanda Purana


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is often used to tell stories from the Mahabharata epic.

Yakshagana music is characterized by its use of which rhythmic pattern?

  1. Tala

  2. Laya

  3. Jati

  4. Matra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is characterized by its use of the Tala rhythmic pattern.

Yakshagana music is known for its use of which melodic structure?

  1. Raga

  2. Svara

  3. Janya

  4. That


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is known for its use of the Raga melodic structure.

Yakshagana music is often used to accompany which type of puppetry?

  1. String puppetry

  2. Rod puppetry

  3. Shadow puppetry

  4. Hand puppetry


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is often used to accompany shadow puppetry.

Yakshagana music is a UNESCO-recognized form of which type of intangible cultural heritage?

  1. Oral tradition

  2. Performing art

  3. Social practice

  4. Ritual


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is a UNESCO-recognized form of performing art.

Yakshagana music is often performed during which type of festival?

  1. Diwali

  2. Holi

  3. Navratri

  4. Dussehra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is often performed during the Dussehra festival.

Yakshagana music is a vibrant and dynamic art form that continues to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages in India and around the world.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yakshagana music is a vibrant and dynamic art form that continues to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages in India and around the world.

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