Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2014 · Art and Culture · Question 28

Consider the following pairs:

  1. Garba : Gujarat
  2. Mohiniattam : Odisha
  3. Yakshagana : Karnataka.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 3 only

1. Garba : Gujarat — Correct. Garba is a famous folk dance of Gujarat, especially associated with Navratri.
2. Mohiniattam : Odisha — Incorrect. Mohiniattam is a classical dance form of Kerala, not Odisha.
3. Yakshagana : Karnataka — Correct. Yakshagana is a traditional dance-drama form of Karnataka.

Hence, pairs 1 and 3 only are correctly matched.

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