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The oldest form of composition of Hindustani vocal music is
(1) Dhrupad
(2) Thumri
(3) Ghazal
(4) None of the options

Raga Kameshwari was composed by
(1) Ustad Amzad Ali Khan
(2) None of the options
(3) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(4) Uday Shankar

The classical Dance of Andhra Pradesh is
(1) Kuchipudi
(2) Odissi
(3) Bharatanatyam
(4) Kathakali

Who directed the film on the dacoit queen Phoolan Devi?
(1) Abbas Mastan
(2) Shashi Kapoor
(3) Shekhar Kapoor
(4) Anil Kapoor

Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
(1) Mohiniattam                            (2) Kathakali
(3) Manipuri                                  (4) Garba

Which was the first talkie film made in India?
(1) Kisan Kanya
(2) Raja Harishchandra
(3) Mother India     

(4) Alam Ara                                                                                                                                                                               

Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of :
(1) Shehnai                             (2) Tabla
(3) Sarod                                 (4) Flute

Which of the following is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama, and music in India?
(1) Lalit Kala Akademi
(2) Sangeet Natak Akademi
(3) National School of Drama
(4) Sahitya Akademi

Who among the following is not a Bharatanatyam dancer?
(1) Leela Samson
(2) Sonal Mansingh
(3) Sitara Devi
(4) Geeta Ramachandran

Kathakali dance form is associated with which State?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Manipur
(4) Kerala

Which musical framework once present in ‘Brihaddeshi’ an ancient text got grouped into folk and classical music?
(1) Vakra                                         (2) Swaras
(3) Ragas                                      (4) Thaats

Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with
(1) Flute
(2) Tabla
(3) Kathak
(4) Bharatnatyam

In a class, there are 27 boys and 14 girls. The teacher wants to select 1
boy and 1 girl to represent the class for a function. In how many ways can the teacher make this selection?

Suppose m men and n women are to be seated in a row so that no two
women sit together. If m > n, show that the number of ways in which they can be seated is\(m!(m+1)! \over (m-n+1)!\)

(i) How many numbers are there between 99 and 1000 having 7 in the units place?
(ii) How many numbers are there between 99 and 1000 having atleast one of their
digits 7?

In how many ways can 5 children be arranged in a line such that (i) two
particular children of them are always together (ii) two particular children of them are never together

If all permutations of the letters of the word AGAIN are arranged in the order as in a dictionary. What is the 49th word?

In how many ways 3 mathematics books, 4 history books, 3 chemistry books and 2 biology books can be arranged on a shelf so that all books of the same subjects are together