2018 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper I
Question 22: History and Culture
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 ?
a1 only
b1 and 2
c3 only
d2 and 3
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Chapchar Kut is Mizoram's spring festival, celebrated after the jhum clearing of the forest. Khongjom Parba is a Manipuri ballad, a form of oral epic, narrating the Battle of Khongjom of 1891 between Manipur and the British. Thang-Ta is a martial art of Manipur, not a dance of Sikkim. Remember: Thang-Ta means Manipur's armed martial art, often paired with Sarit Sarak.
- 1. Chapchar Kut is a festival of Mizoram.
- 2. Khongjom Parba is a Manipuri ballad about the 1891 Battle of Khongjom.
- 3. Thang-Ta is a Manipuri martial art.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incomplete: pair 2 is also correct.
- (b) Right: pairs 1 and 2 are correct.
- (c) Wrong: Thang-Ta belongs to Manipur, not Sikkim.
- (d) Wrong: pair 3 is mismatched.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.