ICSE Class 10 Sample Paper 2024 Carnatic Music

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ICSE 2024 EXAMINATION

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CARNATIC MUSIC

Maximum Marks: 100

Time allowed: Two hours

Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.

This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.

The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets[ ].

SECTION A
(Answer all questions from this Section.)

Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [20]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

(i) Which one of the following is an Opera?

(a) Ramanatakam

(b) Ghanaraga pancharatnam

(c) Kovur pancharatnam

(d) Navavarna kriti

(ii) Match the followings:

A. Atata vadya 1. Tambura

B. Vitata vadya 2. Mridangam

C. Atata Vitata vadya 3. Damaram

D. Drone 4. Tavil

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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

(b) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

(d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

(iii) The title “Gana Chakravarthi” is conferred to
(a) Thyagaraja
(b) Muthuswami Dikshitar
(c) Veena Kuppaiar
(d) Aruncahala kavirayar

(iv) Statement I: Jivali is produced in Avanaddha vadya.

Statement II: The black paste on the right side of the Mridangam is called
Karanai

(a) Statement I and II both are correct.
(b) Statement I and II both are incorrect.
(c) Statement I is correct and II is incorrect.
(d) Statement I is incorrect and II is correct.

(v) Which one of the following is a Sakala vadya?
(a) Violin
(b) Flute
(c) Veena
(d) Mridangam

(vi) The buzzing sound produced in Tambura due to:

(a) Placement of silk threads between bridge and the string

(b) Placement of silk threads between bridge and the nagapasam

(c) Brass strings

(d) Steel strings

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(vii) Law of Homogeneity applies to:

(a) I3 O I4 I5

(b) I4 O I4

(c) I

(d) I7 OO

(viii) Which one of the following woods is the best to make Mridangam?

(a) Jack wood

(b) Spruce wood

(c) Oak wood

(d) Ebony wood

(ix) Which instruments can produce Sympathetic vibration?

(a) Stringed instruments

(b) Wind instruments

(c) Percussion instruments

(d) Woodwind instruments

(x) Sruthi nadi and Swara nadi are incorporated within:

(a) Magudi

(b) Violin

(c) Flute

(d) Nagaswaram

(xi) The composer of Kovur Pancharatnam:

(a) Thyagaraja

(b) Syama Sastri

(c) Muthuswami Dikshitar

(d) Swati Tirunal

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(xii) In which instrument the Sound Post is a part?

(a) Violin

(b) Veena

(c) Gottuvadyam

(d) Sitar

(xiii) Statement I: The sympathetic strings in Gottuvadyam are placed under the
finger board.

Statement II: There are no sympathetic strings in Tambura.

(a) Statement I and II both are correct.

(b) Statement I and II both are incorrect.

(c) Statement I is correct and II is incorrect.

(d) Statement I is incorrect and II is correct.

(xiv) Name the composer who have used proverbs in his compositions.

(a) Bhadrachala Ramadasa

(b) Kshetrajna

(c) Jayadeva

(d) Arunachala Kavi

(xv) The composer who had systemised the basics of learning music through svara
exercises and Suladis.

(a) Thygaraja

(b) Kshetrajna

(c) Jayadeva

(d) Purandaradasa

(xvi) Why is Flute a Mono phonic instrument?

(a) Only one note can be produced at a time.

(b) Due to its size

(c) Two notes can be played at a time

(d) Made of wood

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(xvii) Identify the instrument from the picture:

(a) Balasaraswati and Dilruba

(b) Violin and Tambura

(c) Gottuvadyam and Sarod

(d) Veena and Sitar

(xviii) In a music concert the right-side of the Mridangam is tuned to:

(a) The tonic note of the performer

(b) Pitch of the Violin

(c) Pitch of the Ghatam

(d) Panchama

(xix) The two great systems of music in India are:

(a) Carnatic and Hindustani

(b) Classical and Folk

(c) African music and Arabian music

(d) Western classical and Eastern Classical

(xx) Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna is an expert in:

(a) Violin

(b) Vocal

(c) Mridangam

(d) Vocal, Violin and Mridangam

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SECTION B
(Answer any four questions from this Section.)

Question 2

(i) What is the theme of Thyagaraja’s Nowka Chartiram? [5]

(ii) Narrate the story behind the composition “ Naa jeevadhara” in Bilahari set in [5]
Adi tala.

(iii) Name the Samudaya kritis composed by Thyagaraja and explain any one of [10]
them with the details of compositions with raga and tala.

Question 3
(i) Who among the Trinity introduced Madhyama kala sahitya? Explain with [5]
example.

(ii) Write in detail: Pancha Linga Sthala Krities. [5]

(iii) Narrate the story behind the composition “Sri Nadadi Guru Guho Jayathi [10]
Jayathi”.

Question 4

Write in notation: Any Adi tala varnam. [20]

Question 5

(i) Write the classification of Tata Vadya. [10]

(ii) Draw any Tata Vadya and label the parts. [10]

Question 6

(i) Explain Atata Vitata Vadya with example. [5]

(ii) Why is Magudi the snake charmer instrument, a Sakala vadya? [5]

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(iii) Explain the tuning of the tala strings of a veena. [5]

(iv) Explain Sympathetic vibration. [5]

Question 7

Write short notes of the following: [20]

(i) Intensity

(ii) Adi talam

(iii) Karanai

(iv) Venkatesha Pancharatnam

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