In Ragamala, each male raga has female consorts called raginis. Which one of the following is the odd one out?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bilaval
Option (1) Bhairava — One of the six main ragas.
Option (2) Hindol — One of the six main ragas.
Option (3) Bilaval — A ragini, not a main raga. It is named among the raginis in the surviving folios of the Chunar set of Bundi.
Option (4) Megha — One of the six main ragas.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Ragamala paintings are pictorial interpretations of ragas and raginis. …Each family is headed by a male raga, having six female consorts called raginis. The six main ragas are Bhairava, Malkos, Hindol, Dipak, Megha and Shri.” “Bundi School of Painting …Amongst the surviving few folios of the Chunar set are Raginis Khambavati, Bilaval, Malashri, Bhairavi, Patmanjari and few others.” |