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Which of the following is a Ghosh varna (घोष वर्ण - voiced consonant)?

  1. A
    च (Cha)
  2. B
    ठ (Tha)
  3. C
    ख (Kha)
  4. D
    म (Ma)

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Based on the vibration of vocal cords, consonants in the Devanagari script are classified into Aghosh (unvoiced) and Ghosh/Saghosh (voiced):
* Aghosh (अघोष): Includes the and letters of every varga group (e.g., क, ख, च, छ, ट, ठ, त, थ, प, फ) along with श, ष, स.
* Ghosh/Saghosh (घोष): Includes the , , and letters of every varga group (e.g., ग, घ, ङ, ज, झ, ञ, ड, ढ, ण, द, ध, न, ब, भ, म) along with nasals, semi-vowels (य, र, ल, व), and ह.

Let's check our options:

* 'च' letter of Chavarga (Aghosh)
* 'ठ' letter of Tavarga (Aghosh)
* 'ख' letter of Kavarga (Aghosh)
* 'म' letter of Pavarga (Ghosh)

Therefore, 'म' is a Ghosh varna.

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Which of the following is a Ghosh varna (घोष वर्ण - voiced consonant)?
A
च (Cha)
B
ठ (Tha)
C
ख (Kha)
D
म (Ma)

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