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Songs and Music practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.

Question language / प्रश्न भाषा

'Bhuta Song' belongs to which of the following Indian states?

'भूता गीत' निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय राज्य से संबंधित है?

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Tamil Naduतमिलनाडु

Uttar Pradeshउत्तर प्रदेश

Biharबिहार

Keralaकेरल

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Correct Answerसही उत्तर

D. KeralaD. केरल

Explanationव्याख्या

The correct answer is Kerala.
According to the source, the basis of Bhuta Song is rooted in superstitions.
The book states that some communities of Kerala perform Bhuta rituals to send away evil ghosts and spirits.
These rituals are accompanied by vigorous dancing, and the source describes the music as having a piercing and eerie character.
Therefore the complete source-supported association is: Bhuta Song — Kerala — connected with Bhuta rituals — intended to send away evil ghosts and spirits — vigorous dancing — piercing and eerie musical character.
The question itself asks only the state, but the explanation provides several distinctive identifying features.
Such details are useful because a more difficult examination question may describe the ritual and ask students to identify the folk-song tradition.
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are the distractors in the original PYQ.
The source explicitly identifies Kerala.
Students should preserve the wording carefully: the source says 'some communities of Kerala' perform these rituals; it does not claim that this practice represents every community of Kerala.
Likewise, its description that the basis is rooted in superstitions is the source's own framing and is being retained here rather than expanded into a broader cultural judgement.
The source does not provide a specific community name, district, language, instrument or historical origin for Bhuta Song in this entry.
Therefore those details have not been added.
Quick revision: Bhuta Song — Kerala — Bhuta Rituals — evil ghosts and spirits — vigorous dance — piercing and eerie music.
Therefore option (d), Kerala, is correct.

सही उत्तर केरल है। स्रोत के अनुसार Bhuta Song का आधार superstitions से जुड़ा हुआ बताया गया है। Book कहती है कि Kerala की कुछ communities evil ghosts और spirits को दूर भेजने के लिए Bhuta rituals करती हैं। इन rituals के साथ vigorous dancing होती है और source music के character को piercing और eerie बताती है। इसलिए complete source-supported association है: Bhuta Song — Kerala — Bhuta Rituals — Evil Ghosts and Spirits को दूर करने का उद्देश्य — Vigorous Dancing — Piercing and Eerie Music। Question केवल state पूछता है, लेकिन explanation में कई distinctive clues दिए गए हैं। Tougher examination question ritual का description देकर folk-song tradition identify करने को कह सकता है। Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh और Bihar original PYQ के distractors हैं। Source clearly Kerala को answer देती है। Wording को carefully preserve करना जरूरी है: source 'some communities of Kerala' कहती है; यह नहीं कहती कि Kerala की हर community ऐसा ritual करती है। इसी प्रकार 'rooted in superstitions' source की own framing है और इसे broader cultural judgement में expand नहीं किया गया है। Source किसी specific community, district, language, instrument या historical origin की information इस entry में नहीं देती। इसलिए ऐसी outside details नहीं जोड़ी गई हैं। Quick revision: Bhuta Song — Kerala — Bhuta Rituals — Evil Ghosts/Spirits — Vigorous Dancing — Piercing and Eerie Music। इसलिए विकल्प (d), केरल, सही उत्तर है।