UPSC Prelims 2018
Art & 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 ?
Explanation
Pair 1 is correct: Chapchar Kut is a harvest festival celebrated in Mizoram. Pair 2 is correct: Khongjom Parba is a ballad commemorating the Battle of Khongjom, which took place in Manipur. Pair 3 is incorrect: Thang-Ta is a martial art form that originated in Manipur, not Sikkim. So, only options 1 and 2 are correct.