SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 46

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Darbhanga Gharana.

• Khandhar Vani and Gauhar Vani are associated with the Dagar Gharana, not the Darbhanga Gharana. Khandhar Vani, Gauhar Vani, Nauhar Vani, and Dagar Vani are the four Banis (styles) of Dhrupad singing. 
• These Banis were traditionally used by Dhrupad singers, especially in the Dagar Gharana, which is renowned for its slow, meditative style of Dhrupad. Darbhanga Gharana, on the other hand, is another major Dhrupad Gharana, but it follows a more energetic and rhythmic approach rather than emphasizing the Banis like the Dagar Gharana.