Consider the following pairs : Craft — Heritage of 1. Puthukkuli shawls — Tamil Nadu 2. Sujni embroidery — Maharashtra 3. Uppada Jamdani saris — Karnataka Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
- (a) 1 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 1 and 2
- (c) 3 only
- (d) 2 and 3
Why the answer is (a)
• Pair 1 is correct: Puthukkuli is the traditional handwoven shawl of the Toda tribe of the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, with red and black embroidery on white cotton; it has GI status.
• Pair 2 is wrong: Sujni (sujani) is quilt embroidery of Bihar (Bhusura, Muzaffarpur), also with GI status; it is not from Maharashtra.
• Pair 3 is wrong: Uppada Jamdani saris come from Uppada in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, not Karnataka.
• Hence 1 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 1 and 2
- Pair 2 is wrong: Sujni is from Bihar.
- (c) 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong: Uppada is in Andhra Pradesh.
- (d) 2 and 3
- Pairs 2 and 3 are both wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.