Consider the following pairs: 1. Garba - Gujarat 2. Mohiniattam - Odisha 3. Yakshagana - Karnataka Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Notes that 'customs (folk dance, folk lore...)' are key markers of cultural regions and that India can be divided by language, religion and customs.

A student could use this rule to check whether Gujarat (a distinct cultural/linguistic region) has specific named folk dances associated with it, which would support Garba being regionally rooted.

States that Gujarat was created as a separate state for Gujarati-speaking people, implying a distinct linguistic/cultural region where unique folk customs could originate.

A student could look up folk practices tied to Gujarati-speaking regions (e.g., lists of folk dances from Gujarat) to see if Garba appears as a regional tradition.

Defines 'folk traditions' as practices transmitted by common people (oral/everyday practice), specifying the kind of cultural category Garba would belong to if it is a folk dance.

A student could test whether Garba fits that definition (oral transmission, community practice) and then check its geographic prevalence to infer origin.

Notes that traditional folk theatre and cultural forms were active in western India (explicit mention of 'western India'), indicating the region has folk performance traditions.

A student might narrow investigation to western Indian states (including Gujarat) to see if Garba is cited among their folk performance forms.

States that many classical temple dance forms originated from folk dancing, showing a general pattern of locality-based folk dances evolving in religious/community contexts.

A student could apply this pattern to ask whether Garba has community/religious associations in a particular locale (e.g., Gujarat) that indicate local origin.

Lists several named classical dance forms (Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi) together, implying classical dances are discrete traditions often identified by name and region.

A student could note that Odissi is explicitly named (suggesting an Odisha-linked classical form) and therefore check whether Mohiniattam appears in lists tied to other regions instead.

Mentions Jagannath worship at Puri (Odisha) and cultural exchange between tribal/folk traditions and mainstream Hindu practices, indicating strong, specific cultural traditions centered in Odisha.

A student can use this to expect distinctive Odisha-origin cultural forms (e.g., a classical dance native to Odisha) and so compare named dances to state origins.

Describes how temple dance traditions became highly developed and regionally patronised, showing classical dances often grow from local temple/folk contexts.

Using this rule, a student could look for the temple/region patronage history of Mohiniattam to see whether it originates from Odisha or elsewhere.

Gives examples of region-specific traditional dance items and their preservation in temple sculpture in Tamil areas, illustrating that classical/traditional dance forms are tied to particular states/centres.

A student might similarly search for sculptural, textual, or temple evidence linking Mohiniattam to a particular state to test the Odisha-origin claim.

Notes the representation of dance (Nataraja, Adal Vallan) as motifs in Tamil music, dance and temple culture, reinforcing that classical dances are historically and geographically rooted.

A student can extend this by comparing historical motifs/records of Mohiniattam with those of Odisha-linked dances to assess plausibility.