CBSE Class 6 English Tansen MCQs

Question. With whom Tansen lived in Gwalior ?
(a) Mohammad Ghaus
(b) Swami Haridas
(c) His parents
(d) Rani Lakshmi Bhai

Answer : A

Question. How many children Tansen and his wife Hussaini Devi had ?
(a) Two children
(b) Five children
(c) Six children
(d) No children

Answer : B

Question. How did the other courtiers feel about Tansen?
(a) The other courtiers were happy for Tansen
(b) The other courtiers were jealous of Tansen and wanted to ruin him
(c) Tansen was prided upon by other courtiers
(d) They felt sad for Tansen because Akbar scolded him every now and then

Answer : B

Question. What was the name of Tansen’s daughter?
(a) Hussaini
(b) Saraswati
(c) Rupvati
(d) Ragini

Answer : B

Question. What did Tansen learn in the forest?
(a) the voices of birds and
(b) the tricks of birds and animals
(c) to imitate perfectly the calls of animals and birds
(d) to frighten everyone

Answer : C

Question. Why did Tansen agreed to sing Raga Deepak?
(a) He could not disobey the Emperor and thus agreed to sing the Raga Deepak
(b) He agreed to sing the Raga Deepak because he could not disobey his wife
(c) Tansen agreed to sing the Raga Deepak to prove his enemies wrong
(d) He had been waiting for this chance ever since he joined the court

Answer : A

Question. Once Tansen was asked to sing Raga ......................
(a) Malhar
(b) Megh
(c) Deepak
(d) All of these

Answer : C

Question. Tansen married.
(a) Rani Mrignainl
(b) Princess Mrlgnainl
(c) Court lady Mrlgnalnl
(d) Court lady Hussalni

Answer : D

Question. Swami Haridas
(a) was Tansens Guru
(b) had a hundred disciples
(c) was only Tansen’s Guru
(d) refused to txaln Hussalni

Answer : A

Question. With whom Tansen lived in Gwalior ?
(a) Swami Haridas
(b) his parents
(c) Akbar
(d) Mohammad Ghaus

Answer : D

Question. Who went to Akbar to ask Akbar to test Tansen’s music?
(a) Swami Haridas
(b) Tansen’s daughter
(c) His father
(d) Shaukat Mian

Answer : D

Question. Tansen’s tomb is
(a) a tomb for musicians
(b) visited by disciples annually
(c) a heaven
(d) a place of pilgrimage for musicians

Answer : D

Question. Tansen became a good singer alter
(a) ten years
(b) eleven years
(c) nine years
(d) seven years

Answer : B

Question. Mohammed Ghaus was a _______.
(a) musician
(b) holy man
(c) king
(d) poet

Answer : B

Question. What was the name of Tansen’s wife?
(a) Zaheera
(b) Zubeda
(c) Hussaini
(d) Rupvati

Answer : C

Question. Who insisted Tansen to sing Raga Deepak before Akbar?
(a) Azam Khan
(b) Shokat Ali
(c) Liyakat Ali
(d) Shaukat Mian

Answer : D

Question. The group settled down to rest in a ...............
(a) tree
(b) forest
(c) shady grove
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Who was Rani Mrignaini ?
(a) A great dancer
(b) A great musician
(c) A teacher
(d) A queen

Answer : A

Question. How old was Tansen when he went away with Swami Haridas?
(a) Eight
(b) Nine
(c) Ten
(d) Twelve

Answer : C

Question. Raga Deepak If sung perfectly
(a) bums the singer
(b) destroys the forest
(c) heals the singer
(d) makes the air hot

Answer : A

Question. Who sang Raga Megh to save Tansen’s life?
(a) Saraswati and Rupvati
(b) Saraswati and Husssaini
(c) Hussaini and Rupvati
(d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. Who was the greatest musician of our country?
(a) Akbar
(b) Birbal
(c) Tansen
(d) Hussain

Answer : C

Question. Where did Mukandan Misra and his wife live?
(a) Ranchi near Patna
(b) Rehat near Bhopal
(c) Behat near Gwalior
(d) None of the Above

Answer : C

Question. Akbar punished Tansen's ....................
(a) companions
(b) enemies
(c) daughter
(d) All of these

Answer : B

Question. Who was the father of Tansen?
(a) Akbar
(b) Birbal
(c) Mukandan Mishra
(d) Swami Haridas

Answer : C

Question. When did Tansen go to Akbar’s court?
(a) 1556
(b) 1546
(c) 1256
(d) 1558

Answer : A

Question. Who was Swami Haridas?
(a) A famous singer
(b) A famous painter
(c) A famous actor
(d) A famous dancer

Answer : A

Question. Why did Swami Haridas said that Tansen was ‘talented’?
(a) He said so because Tansen was his student
(b) He said that Tansen was talented because the boy's father was a very good singer
(c) Swami Haridas said that Tansen was talented because he had heard the boy singing
(d) Swami Haridas said that Tansen was talented, because he had imitated the sound of the tiger perfectly

Answer : D

Question. What was the name of Tansen’s father?
(a) Mukandar Mishra
(b) Mukandar Sharma
(c) Swami Haridas
(d) Swami Bhakt

Answer : A

Question. What was the affect of Raga Deepak?
(a) leaves dried up
(b) birds fell dead
(c) water began to boil
(d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. Who was Tansen?
(a) the greatest musician
(b) a minister
(c) the great magician
(d) a guard

Answer : A