Bihar Secondary Teacher 2023: TRE 2.0, Class 9 to 10, Music
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23/MAV/M–2023–15 Booklet Series
Serial No.
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Question Booklet
A
LANGUAGE, GENERAL STUDIES AND MUSIC
Time Allowed : 2:30 Hours Maximum Marks : 150
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PART—I
( LANGUAGE )
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) : Fill in 5. Today is Sunday. The day before
the blanks with suitable articles like yesterday was
‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ : (A) Tuesday
1. In this school, all _____ students (B) Friday
are given free education. (C) Thursday
(A) an
(D) More than one of the above
(B) a
(E) None of the above
(C) the
(D) More than one of the above
6. November comes after the
(E) None of the above
month of
2. I have a friend in Mumbai who (A) September
is _____ actress. (B) December
(A) a
(C) January
(B) an
(D) More than one of the above
(C) the
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
7. Husband’s brother is
3. Which of the following is not
(A) cousin
a river?
(A) Bay of Bengal (B) son
(B) Godavari (C) brother-in-law
(C) Ganga (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
8. Mother’s parents are
4. Which of the following is not
a part of drawing room? (A) son-in-laws
(A) Washing machine (B) maternal grandparents
(B) Chimney
(C) paternal grandparents
(C) Sofa set
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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PART—II
( GENERAL STUDIES )
31. The cost of 5 bats and 18 balls is 34. The lengths of two sides of a
R 6,500 and the cost of 2 bats triangle are 8 cm and 9 cm, and
and 20 balls is R 4,200. What its area is 12 5 cm 2 . What is
are the costs of one bat and one the length of the third side?
ball respectively?
(A) R 850, R 125 (A) 5 cm
(B) R 630, R 115
(C) R 780, R 150 (B) 9 cm
(D) More than one of the above
(C) 7 cm
(E) None of the above
32. A shopkeeper purchases an item (D) More than one of the above
at R 615 and sells it at R 820.
What is his percentage profit? (E) None of the above
(A) 25%
(B) 33·33%
(C) 35·50% 35. There are 50 numbers. Each
number is subtracted from 53,
(D) More than one of the above
and the mean of the numbers so
(E) None of the above obtained is found to be -3 × 5.
The mean of the given numbers
33. A hacker finds that the ATM PIN is
of a person has first two digits
ranging from 3 to 8, and the
(A) 56·5
fourth digit is either 0 or 9. How
many attempts must the hacker
try in order to decode the PIN? (B) 53·5
(A) 48
(C) 49·5
(B) 24
(C) 720
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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36. The ratio of the ages of two 39. The Sun observation point of
brothers is 4 : 3. If the elder Aditya-L1 satellite is
brother is 6 years older than the
younger one, then their ages (in (A) L1
years) are
(B) L2
(A) 24, 18
(B) 36, 30 (C) L3
(C) 15, 9 (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
37. The value of 40. Ginger is an underground stem
and not a root because
æ 1ö æ 1ö æ 1ö æ 1ö
ç1 - ÷ ç1 - ÷ ç1 - ÷ L ç1 - ÷
è 2ø è 3ø è 4ø è nø (A) it stores food material
is (B) it has nodes and inter-
n -1 nodes
(A)
n
(C) it lacks chlorophyll
1
(B)
n (D) More than one of the above
1
(C) (E) None of the above
n +1
(D) More than one of the above
41. The focal length of a convex lens
(E) None of the above
is f L = 10 cm. On immersing in
water, it will act as a
38. The quadratic equation with
roots -1 and 4 is (A) convex lens of f L = 10 cm
(A) x 2 - 3x - 4 = 0
(B) concave lens of f L = 10 cm
2
(B) x + 3x + 3 = 0
(C) convex lens of f L > 10 cm
(C) x 2 - 4x + 1 = 0
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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42. Though water is transparent to 44. The speed of an electron in the
visible light, it is not possible to orbit of the hydrogen atom in
see distant objects in fog which the ground state is
consists of fine drops of water.
This is so because (A) c
(B) c /2
(A) fine drops of water are
opaque to visible light (C) c /137
(D) More than one of the above
(B) most of the light is scattered
to create apparent opacity (E) None of the above
(C) light rays suffer total 45. A blackbody radiates energy at
internal reflection and so the rate of E watt per metre 2 at
unable to reach observer’s a high temperature T K. When
eyes the temperature is reduced to
T /3 K, the radiant energy
(D) More than one of the above (in watt per metre 2 ) will be
(A) E /16
(E) None of the above
(B) E /27
(C) E /81
43. Monochromatic light enters from
one medium to the other. Which (D) More than one of the above
one of the following properties
(E) None of the above
does not change?
(A) Frequency 46. The acid which can destroy the
colour of acidic KMnO 4 is
(B) Amplitude (A) CH 3COOH
(B) C 6H 8O 7
(C) Velocity
(C) CH 3CH 2COOH
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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47. Who was the writer of ‘Banglar 50. Azali Assoumani, who attended
Mati, Banglar Jal’, which was the G20 Summit in New Delhi as
originally a protest song against the current Chairperson of the
the Partition of Bengal in 1905 African Union which has
by Lord Curzon, and for which become the newest member of
the West Bengal Assembly G20, is the President of which
passed a resolution as the new country in the African Union?
State Anthem recently?
(A) Kazi Nazrul Islam (A) Republic of the Congo
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Sukanta Bhattacharya (B) Gabon
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (C) Comoros
48. Who is the architect of the new (D) More than one of the above
Parliament of India building
inaugurated recently?
(E) None of the above
(A) Bimal Patel
(B) Rahul Mehrotra
(C) Yogesh Kapoor
51. When is the ‘Human Rights Day’
(D) More than one of the above
celebrated annually?
(E) None of the above
(A) 10th November
49. Which one of the following
Indian films was screened at
the 76th Cannes Film Festival (B) 10th December
in May 2023?
(A) Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy
(C) 24th October
(B) Kanu Behl’s Agra
(C) Neeraj Pandey’s Khakee (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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52. Who was the founder of ‘Indian 55. In which of the following states
National Army (INA)’? is black soil found?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(A) Karnataka
(B) Mohan Singh
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (B) Gujarat
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Uttarakhand
(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
53. ‘ Tana Bhagat Movement’ was
related to
(E) None of the above
(A) Dalit Movement
(B) Tribal Movement
56. How many types of species of
(C) Peasant Movement flora and fauna are there in
India?
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (A) 81000 species of fauna and
47000 species of flora
54. In which State is ‘Raksha
Bandhan’ celebrated as ‘ Tree (B) 70000 species of fauna and
Safety Day’? 50000 species of flora
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(C) 50000 species of fauna and
(B) Uttar Pradesh 40000 species of flora
(C) Bihar
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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57. Minerals are deposited and 60. Stalactite and stalagmite
accumulated in the strata of structures are formed by
which of the following rocks?
(A) wind action
(A) Sedimentary rocks
(B) underground water
(B) Metamorphic rocks
(C) snow action
(C) Igneous rocks
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
61. April 22 is celebrated as the
58. Which one of the following is a
leguminous crop? (A) World Earth Day
(A) Pulse (B) World Health Day
(B) Jowar (C) World Ozone Day
(C) Millet
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
62. Topographical map of India is
59. Which two of the following prepared by which organization?
extreme locations are connected
(A) The Geological Survey of
by the East-West Corridor?
India
(A) Mumbai and Nagpur
(B) The Survey of India
(B) Mumbai and Kolkata
(C) The Zoological Survey of
(C) Silchar and Porbandar India
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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63. Who first described the Revolt of 67. Who was the President of the
1857 as the ‘First Indian War of Indian National Congress at the
Independence’? Gaya Session of 1922?
(A) V. D. Savarkar (A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C) R. C. Majumdar (C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
68. Who led the peasants of Bihar
64. Which of the following events
during the Non-Cooperation
happened first?
Movement?
(A) Santhal Rebellion (A) Raj Kumar Shukla
(B) Rebellion of Birsa Munda (B) Swami Vidyanand
(C) Tana Bhagat Movement (C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
65. Which revolt is mentioned in 69. Who founded Hindu College at
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s Calcutta in 1817?
novel, Anandamath? (A) Henry Vivian Derozio
(A) Sannyasi (B) David Hare
(B) Pagalpanthi (C) Jonathan Duncan
(C) Indigo (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 70. Who among the following said
that “Congress is to tottering to
66. When were ‘Swadeshi’ and its fall and one of my great
‘Boycott’ first adopted as forms ambitions while in India is to
of struggle in India? assist it to a peaceful demise”?
(A) Partition of Bengal (A) Dufferin
(B) Home Rule Movement (B) Minto
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement (C) Curzon
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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PART—III
( MUSIC )
71. The types of Varna are 75. ‘__’ symbol is used for which
ornamentation?
(A) 3
(B) 4 (A) Gamak
(C) 5 (B) Ghaseet
(D) More than one of the above (C) Krintan
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
72. Shadaj Gram starts with which
note? 76. Type(s) of Kan is/are
(A) Sa (A) 1
(B) Ma (B) 2
(C) Pa (C) 3
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
73. ‘Pa’ is placed on which Shruti in
Madhyam Gram? 77. S-R-R- is, which type of rhythm?
(A) Kuadh
(A) 15
(B) 16 (B) Biadh
(C) 17 (C) Aadh
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
74. Sequence of notes in Murchana 78. Which Taal has Khali on its first
is beat?
(A) sequential (A) Ektaal
(B) non-sequential (B) Dadra
(C) retrograde (C) Rupak
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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79. How many Prahars are there in 83. How many chapters are there in
‘time theory’? Sangeet Ratnakar?
(A) 4 (A) 6
(B) 8 (B) 7
(C) 12 (C) 8
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
80. How many volumes of 84. ‘Prakirnadhyay’ is a part of
Bhatkhande’s Kramik Pustak which manuscript?
Malika? (A) Sangeet Ratnakar
(A) 4 (B) Sangeet Parijat
(B) 5 (C) Chaturdandi Prakashika
(C) 6 (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
85. Tansen was/is a singer of which
period?
81. Singing time of Raga ‘Bhairav’ is
(A) Ancient
(A) morning
(B) Modern
(B) evening
(C) Medieval
(C) afternoon
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
86. Ustad Abdual Karim Khan
82. The name of the author of belongs to which of the following
Sangeet Parijat is forms?
(A) Ahobal (A) Vocal
(B) Pundrik Vitthal (B) Dance
(C) Ramamatya (C) Instrumental
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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87. Who belongs to ‘Kirana 91. Which form sung in very fast
Gharana’ from the following? rhythm?
(A) Ustad Faiyaz Khan (A) Khayal
(B) Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (B) Tappa
(C) Pt. Krishna Rao Pandit (C) Tarana
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
92. ‘Sa, Re, Ga ,Ma, Pa’ notes belong
88. Who was known for his forceful
to which Raga?
voice?
(A) Bhairav
(A) Ustad Faiyaz Khan
(B) Bhairavi
(B) Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
(C) Todi
(C) Pt. Krishna Rao Pandit
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
93. ‘Ga, Ma, Ga, Sa’ belongs to
89. Who was the ‘Flute Player’? which Raga?
(A) Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (A) Bhairav
(B) Pt. Pannalal Ghosh (B) Bihag
(C) Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma (C) Sarang
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
90. ‘Dhamar’ is sung in which \
94. ‘Ma , Pa, Dha, Pa’ notes belong to
season? which Raga?
(A) Rainy (A) Kedar
(B) Holi (B) Bhimpalasi
(C) Basant (C) Bhairav
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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95. Descending order of notes is 100. The main string of Sitar is tuned
called in which note?
(A) Aaroh (A) Sa
(B) Avroh (B) Ma
(C) Pakad (C) Pa
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
96. The main combinations of notes 101. ‘Chikari string’ (seven) of Sitar is
of Raga is called tuned in which note?
(A) Taan (A) Sa
(B) &
Sa
(B) Aaroh
\
(C) Pakad (C) Ma
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
97. ‘Nirarthak’ (meaningless) words 102. In Sitar, on Jodi string at third
are used in fret which note sounds?
(A) Khayal (A) Re
(B) Tappa (B) Re
(C) Tarana (C) Ga
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
103. ‘Gajra’ is a part of which
98. Artist of Gwalior Gharana is
instrument?
(A) Ustad Faiyaz Khan
(A) Sitar
(B) Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
(B) Tanpura
(C) Pt. Krishna Rao Pandit
(C) Tabla
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
99. Ustad Faiyaz Khan belongs to 104. Middle part of ‘Chaati’ and
which Gharana? ‘Syahi’ is called
(A) Gwalior (A) Gajra
(B) Patiyala (B) Lav
(C) Agra (C) Pudi
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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105. Which instrument does not 110. When was Ustad Bade Ghulam
belong to ‘string category’? Ali Khan born?
(A) Esraj (A) 2nd April, 1902
(B) Tanpura (B) 2nd April, 1903
(C) Tabla (C) 2nd April, 1904
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
111. Which theory was developed by
106. Which of the following Taals Pt. Vyankatmakhi?
belongs to ‘odd category’?
(A) 10 That
(A) Ektaal (B) 72 Mela
(B) Kaharwa (C) 36 Mela
(C) Rupak (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
112. Pt. Ravi Shankar was of which
107. ‘Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra’ Bol Gharana?
belongs to (A) Maihar
(A) Razakhani Gat (B) Itawa
(B) Masitkhani Gat (C) Senia
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Firozkhani Gat
(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 113. Which system was developed by
Pt. Moreshwar Khare?
108. Which vocal form has ‘Laykari’? (A) That
(A) Tarana (B) Mela
(B) Dhrupad (C) Ragang
(C) Khayal (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above 114. How many main strings were
there in Pt. Nikhil Banerjee’s
109. Identify Raga ‘Des’.
Sitar?
(A) Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni (A) 6
(B) Re Ma Pa Ni Dha (B) 7
(C) Ga Ma Ni Dha Pa (C) 8
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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115. ‘Vikrit Swara’ of Raga 120. Placement of ‘Ni’ on the string of
‘Madhuwanti’ is Veena from Ghurach according
(A) Ga to Srinivas is
(B) Re (A) 20 inches
(C) Ni (B) 16 inches
(C) 30 inches
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
116. Which of the following has nine
121. The author of Rag-Vigyan is
Shruit’s difference?
(A) Pt. V. N. Patvardhan
(A) Sa-Ma
(B) Pt. Bhatkhande
(B) Sa-Pa (C) G. H. Ranade
(C) Sa-Dha (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
122. Notes of Kalyan That are
117. Total number of notes is \
(A) Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa
&
(A) 7
(B) Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa&
(B) 22 (C) Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa
&
(C) 12
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
123. ‘Ma’ is placed in which
118. The number of ‘Vikrit Jati’ is ‘Shruti’ under modern Raga
(A) 7 classification?
(B) 11 (A) 13
(C) 18 (B) 17
(C) 20
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
119. ‘Ghanta’ belongs to which
124. Who is the author of Bhartiya
category of instrument?
Sangeet Vadya?
(A) Tat (A) Acharya K. C. D. Brihaspati
(B) Avnadh (B) Pt. Lalmani Mishra
(C) Ghan (C) Dr. Prem Lata Sharma
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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125. The author of Natya Shastra is 130. The name of father of Pt. Gama
(A) Bharat Maharaj was
(B) Sharangdev (A) Pt. Bikku Maharaj
(C) Dattil (B) Pt. Ram Sharan Mishra
(D) More than one of the above (C) Pt. Dargahi Mishra
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
126. The first string of Tanpura is
tuned in 131. The number of ‘Vikrit’ notes is
(A) Sa (A) 3
(B) Ma (B) 4
(C) Pa (C) 5
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
127. The name of the string 132. ‘Chayalag’ Raga has impart of
instrument without fret is (A) one Raga
(A) Sitar (B) two Ragas
(B) Esraj (C) multiple Ragas
(C) Sarod (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
133. The name of father of Ustad
128. Identify Raga Bhairav. Vilayat Khan is
(A) Re Ga Ma Dha Dha Pa (A) Inayat Khan
(B) Re Ga Ma Dha Dha Pa (B) Imdad Khan
(C) Re Ga Ma Dha Dha Pa (C) Ilyas Khan
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
129. ‘Algoza’ belongs to which 134. Notes related to ‘Shringaar Ras’
category of instrument? is
(A) Tat (A) Re-Dha
(B) Vitat (B) Re-Dha
(C) Ghan (C) Ga-Ni
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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135. Who was not disciple of Ustad 139. How many ‘Murchanas’ are
Allauddin Khan? there?
(A) Shri. Brijnath Singh (A) 20
(B) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (B) 21
(C) Ustad Vilayat Khan (C) 22
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
140. Which book used the word
136. Sign of ‘treble clef’ is
‘Raga’ for the first time?
(A) &
(A) Abhinav Bharti
(B) (B) Vrihaddesi
(C) 0 (C) Sangeet Parijat
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
137. Which of the following is major 141. The numbers of ‘Lakshan’ of
tone? Raga are
(A) 10/9 (A) 10
(B) 9/8 (B) 15
(C) 20
(C) 16/15
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
142. How many types of ‘Kaku’ are
138. Which is related to ‘Timber’? there?
(A) Jati (A) 5
(B) Rachna (B) 6
(C) Guna (C) 7
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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143. What is the name of 11th 147. Which of the following Ragas is
Shruti? evening Raga?
(A) Chandovati (A) Ahir Bhairav
(B) Ratika (B) Bhairavi
(C) Prasarini (C) Todi
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
144. ‘Kukumbhika’ is Ragini of which 148. Which note is Vikrit in Raga
Raga? Bhimpalasi?
(A) Bhairav (A) Sa
(B) Malkauns (B) Re
(C) Shri (C) Ma
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
145. Which Murchana belongs to
‘Shadaj Gram’? 149. What is ‘Jati’ of Raga ‘Des’?
(A) Uttaramandra (A) Shadav-Sampurna
(B) Sauviri (B) Audav-Sampurna
(C) Harinashwa (C) Sampurna-Sampurna
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
146. What is the sign to depict 150. In which Raga two forms of one
‘Gamak’? note is used?
(A) (A) Bhairav
(B) xxx (B) Bhimpalasi
(C) S (C) Des
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Bihar Public Service Commission
School Teacher Written (Objective) Competitive Examination (Advt. No. 27/2023)
Examination Date : 08.12.2023
FINAL ANSWER KEY : LANGUAGE, GENERAL STUDIES AND MUSIC
SERIES - A
1 C 31 A 61 A 91 C 121 A
2 B 32 B 62 B 92 B 122 A
3 A 33 C 63 A 93 B 123 E
4 D 34 C 64 A 94 A 124 B
5 B 35 A 65 A 95 B 125 A
6 E 36 A 66 A 96 C 126 D
7 C 37 B 67 A 97 C 127 C
8 B 38 A 68 B 98 C 128 A
9 B 39 A 69 B 99 C 129 E
10 C 40 B 70 C 100 B 130 A
11 A 41 C 71 B 101 B 131 C
12 A 42 B 72 A 102 C 132 D
13 C 43 A 73 B 103 C 133 A
14 B 44 C 74 A 104 B 134 C
15 D 45 C 75 E 105 C 135 C
16 D 46 B 76 B 106 C 136 A
17 B 47 B 77 C 107 B 137 B
18 C 48 A 78 C 108 B 138 D
19 D 49 D 79 B 109 B 139 B
20 D 50 C 80 C 110 A 140 B
21 B 51 B 81 A 111 B 141 A
22 D 52 B 82 A 112 A 142 B
23 E 53 B 83 B 113 C 143 C
24 A 54 C 84 A 114 C 144 B
25 A 55 D 85 C 115 A 145 A
26 C 56 A 86 A 116 A 146 A
27 B 57 A 87 B 117 C 147 E
28 A 58 A 88 A 118 B 148 E
29 D 59 C 89 B 119 C 149 B
30 A 60 B 90 B 120 A 150 CPage 1 of 40
Source: Bihar Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Bihar Public Service Commission.