SSC CGL 2025 Tier-II · Paper-I, 19 January 2026 · General Awareness · Question 25 of 150

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Dr. Bhupen Hazarika is famously known by which of the following titles, reflecting his deep connection to the geography and spirit of Assam?

(a)Bard of Brahmaputra
(b)Son of Brahmaputra
(c)Kala Guru of Assam
(d)Voice of Brahmaputra

Answer

Why

Correct — A. Bhupen Hazarika, the singer and lyricist from Assam, is known as the Bard of the Brahmaputra. A bard is a poet-singer, and the Brahmaputra is the great river of his home state.

He is also popularly called Sudhakantha. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019.

Why the others are wrong

(b)
Son of Brahmaputra — A near-miss built on the right river. His epithet uses Bard, a poet-singer, which is what Hazarika was. 'Son of Brahmaputra' drops the word that carries the meaning.
(c)
Kala Guru of Assam — Kalaguru, meaning 'master of the arts', is what the people of Assam call Bishnu Prasad Rabha, a different Assamese cultural figure, not Hazarika.
(d)
Voice of Brahmaputra — Another near-miss. The epithet is Bard of the Brahmaputra, and his other popular title is Sudhakantha. 'Voice of Brahmaputra' is neither.

Concept

Epithet questions reward exact wording. Bhupen Hazarika (1926–2011), born at Sadiya in Assam, is remembered as the Bard of the Brahmaputra.

His honours run from the Padma Shri (1977) and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992) to the Padma Bhushan (2001), a posthumous Padma Vibhushan (2012) and the Bharat Ratna (2019).

The Dhola–Sadiya bridge over the Lohit is named after him.

Key facts

Bhupen Hazarika was born on 8 September 1926 at Sadiya, Assam, and died on 5 November 2011.
He received the 1992 Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019.
Kalaguru is the title the people of Assam give Bishnu Prasad Rabha.

Study next

Bishnu Prasad Rabha, the Kalaguru of AssamDadasaheb Phalke Award recipientsBharat Ratna awards of 2019

Common traps

Choosing 'Kala Guru of Assam' because it is a genuine Assamese title, when it belongs to Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
Picking 'Son' or 'Voice' of Brahmaputra because the river is right, without checking the first word.

Here the person is given and the epithet is asked. Hazarika also appears at 26 Sep 2024, 12:30, GA Q.22, as the Assam singer posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019, and at 17 Sep 2024, 09:00, GA Q.22, which asks his home state.

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