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Prelims 2026 · Art and Culture · Question 1

Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music ?<br/>

  1. Nat Bhairavi
  2. Kamavardhini
  3. Hanumatodi
  4. Dheera Shankarabharanam

Answer

Dheera Shankarabharanam

Raga Bilawal uses the all-shuddha scale in Hindustani music, and its Carnatic counterpart is Dheera Shankarabharanam (Shankarabharanam). The other options correspond to different scalar frameworks.

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