Fill in the blanks: In Teen Taal of Hindustani Classical Music, the Khali is marked on the matra.

Question

Fill in the blanks: In Teen Taal of Hindustani Classical Music, the Khali is marked on the matra.

1. A. 1
2. B. 5
3. C. 9 (Correct answer)
4. D. 13

Correct Answer

Option C — 9

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 9.

Key Points

• Teen Taal is the best-known taal of Hindustani classical music, with 16 matras in four equal *vibhags* of four.
• Its clap pattern is X 2 0 3: Sam (the first and most emphatic beat) on matra 1, claps on 5 and 13, and the Khali — the "empty", unstressed beat shown by a wave of the hand — on matra 9.
• Khali always marks the start of the third vibhag here, which is why 9 and not 5 or 13 is the answer.
• Other common taals: Ektaal (12 matras), Jhaptaal (10), Rupak (7, beginning on Khali), Dadra (6), Keherwa (8).

Additional Information

• Taal is the rhythmic cycle of Indian classical music, counted in matras and divided into vibhags; Sam is the first and most emphatic beat, and Khali the unstressed one shown by a wave rather than a clap.
• Hindustani music is built on raga (melodic framework) and taal (rhythmic cycle), with the tabla the principal percussion instrument.
• The Carnatic counterpart of taal is tala, organised in seven principal families (suladi sapta talas) — a distinction SSC tests by asking which system a term belongs to.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

रिक्त स्थान भरें: हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत की तीनताल में, खाली मात्रा पर होती है।

1. A. 1
2. B. 5
3. C. 9
4. D. 13