Question

Arrange the following texts in increasing order of ‘Mela-number': \[ \text{A. Raag-Vibodh} \] \[ \text{B. Swarmela Kalanidhi} \] \[ \text{C. Sadraag-Chandrodaya} \] \[ \text{D. Raag-Tarangini} \] \[ \text{E. Shree-Mallakshyasangeetam} \]

• A. A, B, C, D, E
• B. E, D, C, B, A
• C. A, C, D, E, B
• D. E, A, B, C, D

Hint:

For text-based chronology or mela-number questions, remember the order exactly as asked in the given classification.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept:
Different musicological texts mention different numbers of melas. To solve this question, we arrange the texts according to the increasing number of melas described in them.

Step 1: Start with Raag-Vibodh.
Raag-Vibodh is placed first in the increasing order. So: \[ A = \text{Raag-Vibodh} \]

Step 2: Next comes Swarmela Kalanidhi.
Swarmela Kalanidhi comes after Raag-Vibodh. So: \[ B = \text{Swarmela Kalanidhi} \]

Step 3: Next comes Sadraag-Chandrodaya.
Sadraag-Chandrodaya is placed after Swarmela Kalanidhi. So: \[ C = \text{Sadraag-Chandrodaya} \]

Step 4: Next comes Raag-Tarangini.
Raag-Tarangini comes after Sadraag-Chandrodaya. So: \[ D = \text{Raag-Tarangini} \]

Step 5: Last comes Shree-Mallakshyasangeetam.
Shree-Mallakshyasangeetam is placed at the end of the increasing order. So: \[ E = \text{Shree-Mallakshyasangeetam} \]

Step 6: Final arrangement.
Thus, the correct order is: \[ A \rightarrow B \rightarrow C \rightarrow D \rightarrow E \] Hence: \[ \boxed{\text{(A) A, B, C, D, E}} \]