UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I · Question 39

Question 39 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2025 · P-I · Q39 · History · Art & Culture

   Which Hindustani classical Raag is sung as an invitation to rain?

   1. Raag Yaman
   2. Raag Bahar
   3. Raag Malhar
   4. Raag Bhairavi

   वर्षा के आह्वान के रूप में कौन-सा हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय राग गाया जाता है?

   1. राग यमन
   2. राग बहार
   3. राग मल्हार
   4. राग भैरवी
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   Answer: (3) Raag Malhar

   उत्तर: (3) राग मल्हार

   Malhar and its variants (such as Miyan ki Malhar, attributed to Tansen) are monsoon ragas traditionally sung to invoke rain. Bahar is a spring raga, Yaman an evening raga and Bhairavi a morning raga.

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