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 ?
- (a) 1 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) None of the above
Why the answer is (a)
• Pair 1 is correct: the Chaliha Sahib festival, a 40-day fast and prayer in honour of Jhulelal, is observed by the Sindhi community.
• Pair 2 is wrong: the Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra is a Garhwali (Uttarakhand) pilgrimage held every 12 years to escort Goddess Nanda Devi to her husband's abode, not a Gond tradition.
• Pair 3 is wrong: the Wari-Warkari is the Marathi Vaishnava pilgrimage to Pandharpur, not a Santhal tradition.
• Hence 1 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Pairs 2 and 3 are wrong: Garhwali and Marathi traditions respectively.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong: Warkari is a Marathi tradition.
- (d) None of the above
- Pair 1 is correctly matched.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2017, held on 18 June 2017. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.