ISC 2024 Indian Music (Carnatic) Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Indian Music (Carnatic) Paper 1 (Theory), code 873A, from the 2024 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 70 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has 12 compulsory questions in three sections. Section A is fourteen one-mark items on laya, Kharaharapriya, Thyagaraja's group kritis, varnams, and the tambura and violin. Section B has seven four-mark questions, with an internal choice in two, on swarasthanas, chapu talas, Todi, Chakravakam and gamakas. Section C has four seven-mark questions, with an internal choice in one: notation of an Adi tala varnam, the construction of the veena, Narayana Tirtha or Patnam Subramanya Iyer, and a line beginning “Nidhi chala sukhama”. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Indian Music (Carnatic)

Year

2024

Paper code

873A

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

4

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1 with 14 one-mark parts, mixing very short answers, fill-in items and multiple-choice or two-statement items

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, four marks each; internal choice in Questions 4 and 6

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, seven marks each; Question 9 asks for notation and Question 10 for a labelled diagram; internal choice in Question 11

Topics covered

• Tala and laya
• Swarasthanas
• Kharaharapriya
• Thyagaraja
• Varnam
• Tambura
• Violin
• Raga Todi
• Chakravakam
• Janya ragas and gamakas
• Veena
• Narayana Tirtha and Patnam Subramanya Iyer

Questions from this paper

1. What is meant by laya in Taladasaprana?
2. Write the swarasthanas of Kharaharapriya.
3. Name any two group kritis composed by Thyagaraja.
4. Name the opera composed by Arunachala Kavi.
5. Briefly explain Aloma tala and Viloma Chapu tala.
6. Explain the construction of a veena with a diagram and label its parts.