Songs and Music practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
Which of the following is a traditional folk music form associated with Kashmir?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
A. Sufiana KalamA. सूफियाना कलाम
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Sufiana Kalam.
According to the source, Sufiana Kalam is associated with Kashmir and represents an important musical tradition of the region.
This question should be revised together with Chakri, which the source earlier identifies as another popular traditional music form of Jammu and Kashmir.
Therefore, a useful source-based regional grouping is: Chakri — Jammu and Kashmir; Sufiana Kalam — Kashmir.
The other options are particularly instructive because they have appeared in nearby questions: Mando is associated with Goa, Maand with Rajasthan and Pandavani with Chhattisgarh.
This makes the PYQ an excellent revision test of four regional musical traditions rather than a single isolated fact.
Competitive examinations often construct options in precisely this way, using valid cultural forms but pairing them with the wrong state.
Students should therefore build clear state-wise associations.
The source identifies Sufiana Kalam with Kashmir, while its explanation does not provide an extensive discussion of its historical development, instruments, specific performers or sub-genres.
Those details should not be added as if they came from the book.
The term itself contains 'Sufiana', which can serve as a memory clue, but the answer should be based on the source association rather than linguistic guesswork.
A concise revision map from these options is highly useful: Sufiana Kalam — Kashmir; Mando — Goa; Maand — Rajasthan; Pandavani — Chhattisgarh.
This one question can therefore reinforce four separate Static GK pairs.
Hence option (a), Sufiana Kalam, is correct.
सही उत्तर सूफियाना कलाम है। स्रोत के अनुसार Sufiana Kalam का संबंध Kashmir से है और यह region की important musical tradition है। इस question को Chakri के साथ revise करना useful है क्योंकि source earlier Chakri को Jammu and Kashmir का popular traditional music form बताती है। इसलिए source-based regional grouping बनती है: Chakri — Jammu and Kashmir; Sufiana Kalam — Kashmir। बाकी options भी बहुत useful हैं क्योंकि वे nearby questions में आए हैं: Mando — Goa; Maand — Rajasthan; Pandavani — Chhattisgarh। इस प्रकार यह PYQ केवल एक fact नहीं बल्कि चार regional musical traditions का revision बन जाता है। Competitive examinations अक्सर इसी तरह valid cultural forms को options में रखकर state association test करते हैं। इसलिए state-wise mapping बहुत जरूरी है। Source Sufiana Kalam को Kashmir से identify करती है, लेकिन इस explanation में उसकी detailed history, instruments, specific performers या sub-genres की extensive information नहीं देती। इसलिए ऐसी details को book-derived information के रूप में नहीं जोड़ा गया है। 'Sufiana' शब्द memory clue हो सकता है, लेकिन answer source association पर आधारित होना चाहिए। Quick revision map: Sufiana Kalam — Kashmir; Mando — Goa; Maand — Rajasthan; Pandavani — Chhattisgarh। इस एक question से चार Static GK pairs revise किए जा सकते हैं। इसलिए विकल्प (a), सूफियाना कलाम, सही उत्तर है।
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