Which of the following instruments is typically part of a musical layer in a Carnatic music ensemble?

A. a sruti layer played on a mridangam.
B. a sruti layer played on a nagasvaram.
C. a melodic layer played on a veena.
D. a percussion layer played on a sruti-box or tambura.


ANS: C. a melodic layer played on a veena.

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