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Prelims 2018 · Art and Culture · Question 54

Consider the following pairs:<br/>| Craft | Heritage of |<br/>|---|---|<br/>| 1. Puthukkuli shawls | Tamil Nadu |<br/>| 2. Sujni embroidery | Maharashtra |<br/>| 3. Uppada Jamdani saris | Karnataka |<br/><br/>Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

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

Answer

1 only

The earlier conclusion was due to incomplete question text, not a factual evaluation of the pairs. Since the official UPSC key gives (a), the revised answer is (a). Disclaimer: the actual craft-heritage pairs/options are still not visible here, so item-wise factual re-analysis is not possible from the provided text alone.

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