UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

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

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

Chaliha Sahib Festival is correctly associated with the Sindhi community (pair 1 correct). Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra is associated with the hill communities of Uttarakhand (Kumaon/Garhwal), not the Gonds (pair 2 wrong). Wari-Warkari is a Maharashtrian pilgrimage tradition, not linked to the Santhals (pair 3 wrong).

Topics: art and culture, chaliha sahib/nanda raj jaat/wari-warkari, regional festivals and traditions, traditions-community pairs