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Question language / प्रश्न भाषा

Devotional folk songs called 'Zikir' belong to which Indian state?

'ज़िकिर' नामक भक्ति लोकगीत भारत के किस राज्य से संबंधित हैं?

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West Bengalपश्चिम बंगाल

Assamअसम

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Uttar Pradeshउत्तर प्रदेश

Odishaओडिशा

Correct Answerसही उत्तर

B. AssamB. असम

Explanationव्याख्या

The correct answer is Assam.
According to the source, Zikir is a devotional folk-song tradition sung by the Assamese Muslim community of Assam.
The book also states that 'Zari' is another folk song of Assam.
Therefore this short PYQ yields at least three useful examination associations: Zikir — Assam; Zikir — Assamese Muslim community; Zari — Assam.
This is a valuable example of how regional folk traditions can be closely connected with a particular community as well as a state.
Competitive examinations often ask folk songs, dances, crafts and festivals through state matching, and the options frequently include neighbouring or culturally rich states.
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha all have important folk-music traditions of their own, making them reasonable distractors.
However, the source clearly associates Zikir with Assam.
Students should also distinguish Zikir from Zari rather than treating the terms as interchangeable.
The source simply states that Zari is also a folk song of Assam; it does not provide additional details about its form or community in this entry.
Therefore those details should not be inferred or added as source-derived content.
A useful state-wise revision list should place both Zikir and Zari under Assam, while remembering that the source specifically describes Zikir as devotional and associated with the Assamese Muslim community.
Questions may be reversed: 'Which devotional folk songs are sung by the Assamese Muslim community?' — Zikir; or 'Zikir belongs to which state?' — Assam.
Quick revision: Zikir — Assam — Assamese Muslim Community — Devotional Folk Song; Zari — also Assam.
Therefore option (b), Assam, is correct.

सही उत्तर असम है। स्रोत के अनुसार Zikir एक devotional folk-song tradition है जिसे Assam की Assamese Muslim community द्वारा गाया जाता है। पुस्तक यह भी बताती है कि 'Zari' भी Assam का एक folk song है। इसलिए इस छोटे PYQ से कम से कम तीन useful exam facts मिलते हैं: Zikir — Assam; Zikir — Assamese Muslim Community; Zari — Assam। यह regional folk tradition का अच्छा example है जिसमें state और community दोनों का specific association है। Competitive examinations में folk songs, dances, crafts और festivals को states से match करने वाले questions बार-बार आते हैं। West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh और Odisha की भी rich folk-music traditions हैं, इसलिए वे reasonable distractors हैं। लेकिन source Zikir को स्पष्ट रूप से Assam से जोड़ती है। Zikir और Zari को interchangeable नहीं समझना चाहिए। Source केवल इतना कहती है कि Zari भी Assam का folk song है; वह इस entry में उसके form या community की additional details नहीं देती। इसलिए बाहर की जानकारी को source-derived fact की तरह नहीं जोड़ना चाहिए। State-wise revision list में Zikir और Zari दोनों Assam के अंतर्गत रखें, लेकिन Zikir को specifically devotional और Assamese Muslim community से जोड़ें। Future question उल्टा भी आ सकता है: Assamese Muslim community के devotional folk songs क्या कहलाते हैं? Answer — Zikir। Quick revision: Zikir — Assam — Assamese Muslim Community — Devotional Folk Song; Zari — Assam। इसलिए विकल्प (b), असम, सही उत्तर है।