SAMPADA LEVEL 4 - RAGA LAKSHANAS
– KHAMAS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Where was Khamas mentioned. What raga was it originally? - ANS it was mentioned in the
musical classics, originally upanga raga
When was Khamas treated as upanga raga. With what note? - ANS At the time of Tyagayya
and Dikshitar, Khamas was treated as an Upanga raga only with Kaisika N
What raga did it become later, how? - ANS with the advent of the musical form "Javali"
khamas became a bhashanga raga with foreign note Kakali N
Arohana - ANS SMGMPDNS
Avarohana - ANS SNDPMGRS
Swarasthanas - ANS S, R2, G3, M1, P, D2, N3, S
What raga is this part 2 - ANS Vakra Shadava Sampoorna
What phrase does Kakali Nishada occur as anyaswara? - ANS SNS,,GMPDNS,NRSS,,
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
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– KHAMAS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Where was Khamas mentioned. What raga was it originally? - ANS it was mentioned in the
musical classics, originally upanga raga
When was Khamas treated as upanga raga. With what note? - ANS At the time of Tyagayya
and Dikshitar, Khamas was treated as an Upanga raga only with Kaisika N
What raga did it become later, how? - ANS with the advent of the musical form "Javali"
khamas became a bhashanga raga with foreign note Kakali N
Arohana - ANS SMGMPDNS
Avarohana - ANS SNDPMGRS
Swarasthanas - ANS S, R2, G3, M1, P, D2, N3, S
What raga is this part 2 - ANS Vakra Shadava Sampoorna
What phrase does Kakali Nishada occur as anyaswara? - ANS SNS,,GMPDNS,NRSS,,
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
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