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SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CHSL - 04 July 2024 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q41

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Famines were (1) ___________ during the period of British rule due to many reasons (2) __________ unemployment following import of machine-made goods from Britain, overexploitation of farmers and (3) _________ access to food. India suffered two very severe droughts in 1965 and 1966. India achieved (4) ___________ in food grains by the year 1976 through the implementation of the seedwater-fertiliser-led (5) ___________. The country is no longer exposed to real famines. However, lack of purchasing power continues to haunt people in some parts of the country.

In Hindustani classical music, according to Vishnu Narayana Bhatkhande, how many thaats are the origins of ragas?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 10.

In Hindustani classical music, according to Vishnu Narayana Bhatkhande, there are ten thaats that serve as the origins of ragas. Bhatkhande, a prominent musicologist, classified ragas into these ten thaats, which are fundamental scales or frameworks in classical music. The ten thaats are Bilawal, Bhairav, Megh, Marwa, Yaman, Bhairavi, Todi, Bageshree, Desh, and Asavari. These thaats provide the basis for the creation and structure of various ragas, influencing their mood, time, and performance style.