Songs and Music practice question for SSC. Select an option to check your answer, read the explanation and continue practicing.
Folk music 'Mand' is associated with which state?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. RajasthanD. राजस्थान
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Rajasthan.
According to the source, Mand, also written as Maand, is a style of singing in Rajasthan used in folk songs.
The book further states that it is similar to Thumri and Ghazal.
Therefore, the complete source-supported association is: Mand
Maand — Rajasthan — style of singing — used in folk songs — similar to Thumri and Ghazal.
This is a useful Static GK fact because folk-music questions often ask only the state, while the explanation can provide clues for more difficult statement-based questions.
Students should recognise both spellings, Mand and Maand, because either may appear in an examination.
Rajasthan has a particularly rich folk-cultural tradition, and state-song matching is a common question format in SSC examinations.
Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Madhya Pradesh are distractors here.
The source clearly identifies Rajasthan.
The comparison with Thumri and Ghazal is especially worth retaining because it differentiates Maand from several other regional folk-song forms.
Nearby questions in the source can be revised as a sequence: Bhawaiya — West Bengal; Chakri — Jammu and Kashmir; Maand — Rajasthan; Kajri — Uttar Pradesh; Mando — Goa.
Students should be careful not to confuse Maand of Rajasthan with Mando of Goa, as the names are visually similar and occur close together in the book.
The source does not provide details of specific singers, instruments, sub-regions or occasions of Maand performance.
Quick revision: Mand
Maand — Rajasthan — Folk Singing Style — similar to Thumri and Ghazal.
Therefore option (d), Rajasthan, is correct.
सही उत्तर राजस्थान है। स्रोत के अनुसार Mand, जिसे Maand भी लिखा गया है, Rajasthan में folk songs में उपयोग होने वाली singing style है। Book आगे बताती है कि यह Thumri और Ghazal के similar है। इसलिए complete source-supported association है: Mand/Maand — Rajasthan — Style of Singing — Folk Songs — Similar to Thumri and Ghazal। Static GK के लिए यह important fact है क्योंकि folk-music questions में अक्सर केवल state पूछा जाता है, जबकि explanation में दिए facts statement-based questions में उपयोगी होते हैं। Mand और Maand दोनों spellings पहचानना जरूरी है क्योंकि examination में कोई भी form आ सकता है। Uttar Pradesh, Manipur और Madhya Pradesh इस question में distractors हैं; source clearly Rajasthan को identify करती है। Thumri और Ghazal से similarity वाला fact विशेष रूप से याद रखना चाहिए। Nearby questions को sequence में revise करें: Bhawaiya — West Bengal; Chakri — Jammu and Kashmir; Maand — Rajasthan; Kajri — Uttar Pradesh; Mando — Goa। Maand और Mando के नाम बहुत similar हैं और book में भी पास-पास आते हैं, इसलिए confusion की संभावना अधिक है। Maand = Rajasthan जबकि Mando = Goa याद रखें। Source specific singers, instruments, sub-regions या performance occasions की details नहीं देती। Quick revision: Mand/Maand — Rajasthan — Folk Singing Style — Similar to Thumri and Ghazal। इसलिए विकल्प (d), राजस्थान, सही उत्तर है।
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