Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2017 · Art and Culture · Question 20

Consider the following pairs: Traditions - Communities:

  1. Chaliha Sahib Festival - Sindhis
  2. Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra - Gonds
  3. Wari-Warkari - Santhals.

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

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. None of the above

Answer

1 only

1. Chaliha Sahib Festival — Sindhis: Correct. Chaliho/Chaliha Sahib is a major Sindhi festival associated with Jhulelal worship.

2. Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra — Gonds: Incorrect. Nanda Raj Jaat is a famous pilgrimage/festival of Uttarakhand linked to Goddess Nanda Devi, not the Gonds.

3. Wari-Warkari — Santhals: Incorrect. Wari is the pilgrimage tradition of the Warkari sect of Maharashtra devoted to Vithoba, not the Santhals.

Hence, only pair 1 is correctly matched.

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