UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna. 2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas. 3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries. 4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 2 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 2, 3 and 4

Answer

Correct Answer

2 and 4 only

Explanation

Tyagaraja's kritis are mainly devotional songs to Lord Rama (statement 1 wrong), and he created several new ragas. Annamacharya (15th century) lived centuries before Tyagaraja (18th-19th century), so they are not contemporaries. Annamacharya's kirtanas praise Lord Venkateshwara.

Topics: art and culture, carnatic music composers, music, tyagaraja and annamacharya