Q70 · UPSC Prelims 2017 · Set A · Art and Culture

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Consider the following pairs:Traditions - Communities1.Chaliha Sahib Festival - Sindhis2.Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra - Gonds3.Wari-Warkari - SanthalsWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

A 1 only
B 2 and 3 only
C 1 and 3 only
D None of the above

Correct answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation

  1. A

    1 only

    Pair 1 is correctly matched: Chaliha Sahib is a Sindhi festival of devotion to Jhulelal / river cult. Pair 2 is wrong: Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra is a Garhwali/Kumaoni Himalayan pilgrimage of the Nanda Devi cult, not of the Gonds. Pair 3 is wrong: Wari-Warkari is the Varkari pilgrimage to Pandharpur (Maharashtra), not a Santhal tradition. Hence 1 only is the official key.

  2. B

    2 and 3 only

    Option (b) is 2 and 3 only. Both of those community tags are mismatches. This option is not the key.

  3. C

    1 and 3 only

    Option (c) is 1 and 3 only. Wari-Warkari is not Santhal, so the pair set fails. This option is therefore wrong.

  4. D

    None of the above

    Option (d) is none. Pair 1 is correctly matched, so 'none' is false. This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (a) 1 only. Chaliha Sahib belongs to the Sindhi community. Nanda Raj Jaat is a Uttarakhand Himalayan yatra, not Gond. The Wari is the Varkari march to Vitthal at Pandharpur, not Santhal. Using the stem’s three tradition–community pairs, only the first is right.

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