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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 ?
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The correct answer is Option 1. This question tests knowledge of cultural traditions and their associated communities/regions in India.
- Pair 1 is correctly matched: The Chaliha Sahib Festival is a significant 40-day fast observed by the Sindhi community. It commemorates the occasion when their ancestors prayed to Varuna Dev (Jhulelal) to protect them from the forced conversions and tyranny of Mirkshah, a local ruler in Sindh.
- Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra is a famous pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, associated with the Garhwali and Kumaoni people, not Gonds. It involves the symbolic journey of Goddess Nanda Devi to her husband’s home in Nanda Ghunti.
- Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Wari-Warkari is a centuries-old pilgrimage tradition in Maharashtra. It is associated with the Warkari sect (devotees of Lord Vitthal), not the Santhals. The pilgrimage culminates at Pandharpur.
Since only the first pair is accurate, 1 only is the correct choice.
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Guest previewThis question masquerades as a 'Culture' trivia test but is actually a 'Geography' logic test. You don't need to know the Chaliha Sahib festival to solve it; you only need to spot the massive geographic mismatches in pairs 2 and 3. The strategy is not memorizing infinite festival lists, but mapping major tribes and traditions to their home states.
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- Statement 1: Traditions and communities: Is the Chaliha Sahib festival celebrated by the Sindhi community (Sindhis)?
- Statement 2: Traditions and communities: Is the Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra a traditional ritual of the Gond community (Gonds)?
- Statement 3: Traditions and communities: Is the Wari–Warkari tradition associated with the Santhal community (Santhals)?
Shows existence of a distinct Sindhi literary and cultural tradition in the 18th century, implying an identifiable Sindhi community with its own cultural practices.
A student could use this to justify searching for Sindhi-specific festivals or community observances (like Chaliha Sahib) in regional cultural lists or Sindhi cultural histories.
Lists 'Sindhi' as a distinct linguistic/cultural group, indicating Sindhis form a recognisable cultural region likely to have particular traditions and festivals.
Combine this with a map of Sindhi-speaking areas or diaspora communities to look for festivals named in Sindhi-language sources or community calendars.
States that many festivals are regionally varied and that common festivals may be celebrated under different names across India.
Use this pattern to consider that Chaliha Sahib might be a regional/communally-specific observance (possibly celebrated by Sindhis) and search for equivalent names or local variants in Sindhi contexts.
Encourages checking whether a festival celebrated in one region is observed elsewhere under another name, highlighting how festival names and associations can vary by community.
A student could extend this by comparing festival names and rituals in Sindhi communities and neighbouring regions to see if Chaliha Sahib appears as a local variant.
Notes that many communities have shared practices of community participation, decoration and shared food during festivals — a general pattern for how community festivals are organised.
Use this to frame inquiries into whether Chaliha Sahib involves such community practices among Sindhis by consulting community sources or ethnographies.
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