Question

Match the following:

List - I	List - II
A. Naad	I. Dayavati
B. Shruti	II. Dhaivat
C. Swara	III. Anahat
D. Raag	IV. Hansdhwani

• A. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• B. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
• C. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
• D. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

Hint:

To quickly break down Indian musicology matching matrices, start with the most specific proper noun: Hansdhwani is clearly a Raga name (D-IV), and Dhaivat is clearly one of the 7 basic Swaras (C-II). This leaves no room for ambiguity.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: To solve this matching problem, we must understand the fundamental hierarchy of musical elements in classical Indian music theory, moving from raw sound to structured melody:
• Naad (नाद): Musical sound. It is broadly classified into two categories: Aahat Naad (sound produced by the physical striking or friction of objects) and Anahat Naad (unstruck, cosmic sound experienced through meditation).
• Shruti (श्रुति): Microtonal intervals or distinct pitches that a trained ear can easily hear and distinguish. Classical theory identifies 22 Shrutis within an octave, each assigned a specific poetic name such as Tivra, Kumudvati, Manda, and Dayavati.
• Swara (स्वर): Musical notes chosen from the 22 Shrutis. There are 7 basic Shrutis/notes (Shuddha Swaras): Shadja (Sa), Rishabh (Re), Gandhar (Ga), Madhyam (Ma), Pancham (Pa), Dhaivat (Dha), and Nishad (Ni).
• Raag (राग): A melodic framework governed by specific rules of ascending and descending musical notes, aimed at evoking distinct emotional moods. Hansdhwani is a popular pentatonic classical Audav-Audav scale/Raga that uses Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, and Ni.

Step 1: Systematically link each term in List-I to its distinct representative instance in List-II.

• A. Naad matches perfectly with III. Anahat (as Anahat is a type of sound manifestation).
• B. Shruti matches perfectly with I. Dayavati (as Dayavati is specifically defined as the 4th Shruti out of the 22 classical microtones).
• C. Swara matches perfectly with II. Dhaivat (the formal musicological name for the sixth musical note 'Dha').
• D. Raag matches perfectly with IV. Hansdhwani (a widely recognized raga scale configuration). Combining these matches gives: A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV. This corresponds to option (B).