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

About this paper

This is ISC Class 12 Indian Music (Hindustani) Paper 1 (Theory), code 872A, from the 2024 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 70 marks and allows three hours, plus fifteen minutes to read the paper. Twelve questions are set in three parallel electives — Instrumental, Vocal and Tabla — and the candidate answers only one elective. Section A is worth 14 marks, Section B is seven questions of four marks, and Section C is four questions of seven marks. Two questions in Section B and one in Section C have an internal choice. The paper asks for notation, theka and layakari, a labelled diagram, and a passage on a Kirana gharana khayal singer or, in the Tabla elective, a solo tabla player. This copy is questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Indian Music (Hindustani)

Year

2024

Paper code

872A

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

10

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1 (14 marks) in the chosen elective — Instrumental, Vocal or Tabla: short blanks, four true-or-false statements and multiple choice

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, four marks each, in the chosen elective; internal choice in two questions

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, seven marks each, in the chosen elective, including a passage on a musician; internal choice in one question

Topics covered

• Naad and shruti
• Classification of instruments
• Ragas Bihag, Bhairavi, Bageshwari and Malkauns
• Thaat system of Pandit Bhatkhande
• Taal and layakari
• Gat and khayal
• Gamak, kan, alaap and taan
• Hindustani and Carnatic music
• Kirana gharana
• Tabla: tihai, theka and lehra

Questions from this paper

1. Briefly explain tat vadya with the help of two examples.
2. Explain aahat naad and anaahat naad.
3. Write the theka of Ektaal in thah, dugun and chaugun layakari.
4. Name any five thaats given by Pandit Bhatkhande, and state any two basic rules of thaats as given by him.
5. Discuss the relation between the vadi swar and the time of playing a raga.
6. Is it necessary to receive formal training in music to succeed in the music industry? Give any seven reasons for your answer.