Consider the following pairs : Tradition — State 1. Chapchar Kut festival — Mizoram 2. Khongjom Parba ballad — Manipur 3. Thang-Ta dance — Sikkim Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
- A.1 only
- B.1 and 2
- C.3 only
- D.2 and 3
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1 and 2. Chapchar Kut belongs to Mizoram and Khongjom Parba to Manipur, but Thang-Ta is from Manipur, not Sikkim.
Chapchar Kut is the spring festival of the Mizos, held in March after the bamboo and forest are cut and left to dry for jhum cultivation; Cheraw, the bamboo dance, is its highlight. Khongjom Parba is a Manipuri style of ballad singing, with the dholak, that tells the story of the Battle of Khongjom of 1891, the last stand of Manipur against the British in the Anglo-Manipur War. Thang-Ta, meaning sword and spear, is the traditional martial art of the Meitei people of Manipur, also called Huyen Lallong.
A is wrong because pair 2 is also correct.
C is wrong because pair 3 is the incorrect one.
D is wrong because it includes the incorrect pair 3 and leaves out pair 1.
Exam tip: Manipur = Thang-Ta, Khongjom Parba, Lai Haraoba; Mizoram = Chapchar Kut, Cheraw.
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