SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -North Indian classical music is called Hindustani, while the South Indian expression is called Carnatic (sometimes spelled as Karnatic).

Detailed explanation-2: -Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music-An Overview of Differences. During the medieval period, Indian classical music was generally based on two traditions, the Carnatic music prevalent in South India and the Hindustani classical music in North India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hindustani music, one of the two principal types of South Asian classical music, found mainly in the northern three-fourths of the subcontinent, where Indo-Aryan languages are spoken. (The other principal type, Karnatak music, is found in the Dravidian-speaking region of southern India.)