SAMPADA LEVEL 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Purvanga - CORRECT ANSWER -first part
uttaranga - CORRECT ANSWER -last part
pallavi - CORRECT ANSWER -rendering of sahitya to any raga or tala
graha - CORRECT ANSWER -beginning (home) notes of any raga/swara phrase
sama graha - CORRECT ANSWER -talam and the song start simultaneously
anagata graha - CORRECT ANSWER -tala starts first, then song
ateethagraha - CORRECT ANSWER -song starts first, then tala
amsa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -dominant swara that is frequently used
(also known as jiva swara)
vadi swara - CORRECT ANSWER -the "king" note of the raga
nyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -the ending note of a raga/phrase
vinyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -ending note of each phrase of raga alapana
,apanyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -intermittent ending note of raga alapana (kinda long)
sanyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -ending note of last phrase of raga alapana
samvadi swaras - CORRECT ANSWER -concordant intervals, or intervals that sound good
together in the ragam
- ex. Suddha R to suddha D
- prime minister to vadi
vivadi swaras - CORRECT ANSWER -the weird swaras that overlap
- suddha gandhara
shatsruti R
suddha N
shatsruti D
anuvadi - CORRECT ANSWER -a note following a vadi swara
gati/nadai - CORRECT ANSWER -gait or movement of a tala, indicating the subdivisions of a beat
- tisra, chaturasra, khana, misra, sankeerna
chittaswara - CORRECT ANSWER -artistic swara phrases in 4-8 avartams that enhance a kriti
madhyama kala - CORRECT ANSWER -medium tempo
sangati - CORRECT ANSWER -melodic variation on a musical theme of a composition to bring out
a raga
, - the repetitions of a pallavi...
teermanam - CORRECT ANSWER -mathematic, aesthetically woven bunch of svara
configurations that give a good ending
- ending phrase
muktayi - CORRECT ANSWER -Combination of aesthetic patterns of either jatis (to end a
composition) or svaras to end an alapana
swara - CORRECT ANSWER -a musical note that "pleases the minds of the listeners" bc of innate
upper harmonics
S - CORRECT ANSWER -- shadjam
- born out fo 6 places in the mouth
- peacock
R - CORRECT ANSWER -- shuddha rishabham
- catusruti rishabham
- [shatsruti R]
- strong like a bull
- bull/cow
G - CORRECT ANSWER -- [shuddha Gandaram]
- sadharana G
- antara G
- bliss/fineness
- goat
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Purvanga - CORRECT ANSWER -first part
uttaranga - CORRECT ANSWER -last part
pallavi - CORRECT ANSWER -rendering of sahitya to any raga or tala
graha - CORRECT ANSWER -beginning (home) notes of any raga/swara phrase
sama graha - CORRECT ANSWER -talam and the song start simultaneously
anagata graha - CORRECT ANSWER -tala starts first, then song
ateethagraha - CORRECT ANSWER -song starts first, then tala
amsa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -dominant swara that is frequently used
(also known as jiva swara)
vadi swara - CORRECT ANSWER -the "king" note of the raga
nyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -the ending note of a raga/phrase
vinyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -ending note of each phrase of raga alapana
,apanyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -intermittent ending note of raga alapana (kinda long)
sanyasa swara - CORRECT ANSWER -ending note of last phrase of raga alapana
samvadi swaras - CORRECT ANSWER -concordant intervals, or intervals that sound good
together in the ragam
- ex. Suddha R to suddha D
- prime minister to vadi
vivadi swaras - CORRECT ANSWER -the weird swaras that overlap
- suddha gandhara
shatsruti R
suddha N
shatsruti D
anuvadi - CORRECT ANSWER -a note following a vadi swara
gati/nadai - CORRECT ANSWER -gait or movement of a tala, indicating the subdivisions of a beat
- tisra, chaturasra, khana, misra, sankeerna
chittaswara - CORRECT ANSWER -artistic swara phrases in 4-8 avartams that enhance a kriti
madhyama kala - CORRECT ANSWER -medium tempo
sangati - CORRECT ANSWER -melodic variation on a musical theme of a composition to bring out
a raga
, - the repetitions of a pallavi...
teermanam - CORRECT ANSWER -mathematic, aesthetically woven bunch of svara
configurations that give a good ending
- ending phrase
muktayi - CORRECT ANSWER -Combination of aesthetic patterns of either jatis (to end a
composition) or svaras to end an alapana
swara - CORRECT ANSWER -a musical note that "pleases the minds of the listeners" bc of innate
upper harmonics
S - CORRECT ANSWER -- shadjam
- born out fo 6 places in the mouth
- peacock
R - CORRECT ANSWER -- shuddha rishabham
- catusruti rishabham
- [shatsruti R]
- strong like a bull
- bull/cow
G - CORRECT ANSWER -- [shuddha Gandaram]
- sadharana G
- antara G
- bliss/fineness
- goat
