Bihu is the well-known folk dance of which Indian state?
- A.Assam
- B.Manipur
- C.Tripura
- D.Nagaland
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The correct answer is A, Assam. Bihu is danced chiefly at Rongali or Bohag Bihu, the Assamese new year festival that falls in April and opens the sowing season. Young men and women dance in rows to the dhol, the pepa made from a buffalo horn, the gogona and the taal, with quick hip movements and short steps.
Option B, Manipur, has Lai Haraoba as its old ritual festival and the drum dance Pung Cholom, while its Raas tradition is counted among the eight classical forms. Option C, Tripura, is the home of Hojagiri, danced by Reang women balancing on an earthen pitcher, and of the Garia dance. Option D, Nagaland, has tribe-wise dances such as Chang Lo of the Chang and the Zeliang dances, shown together at the Hornbill festival. All four are north-eastern states, which is exactly why the paper setter groups them, but Bihu belongs to Assam alone.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Haryana
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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- A.Goa
- B.Karnataka
- C.Maharashtra
- D.Chhattisgarh
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Read the full explanation →Seraikella, one of the three styles of the Chhau dance, belongs to which state?
- A.Odisha
- B.West Bengal
- C.Jharkhand
- D.Bihar
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- A.Mizoram
- B.Meghalaya
- C.Sikkim
- D.Arunachal Pradesh
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Read the full explanation →Hojagiri, danced by women balancing on an earthen pitcher, belongs to which state?
- A.Nagaland
- B.Tripura
- C.Manipur
- D.Assam
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Hojagiri is danced by women of the Reang community of Tripura, who balance on an earthen pitcher while keeping a bottle with a lit lamp on the head, and bend the upper body while the feet stay still.
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