Art & Culture › Festivals, Crafts & Folk Traditions – UPSC Prelims PYQs

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 ?

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 ?

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 ?

With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?

Kalamkari painting refers to

Which of the following has/have been accorded ‘Geographical Indication’ status?

1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees
2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
3. Tirupathi Laddu

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following towns of India :

1. Bhadrachalam
2. Chanderi
3. Kancheepuram
4. Karnal

Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?

With reference to India’s culture and tradition, what is ‘Kalaripayattu’?

Mahamasthakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following?

Consider the following pairs: Tradition — State

1. Gatka, a traditional martial art : Kerala
2. Madhubani, a traditional painting : Bihar
3. Singhye Khababs Sindhu Darshan Festival : Jammu and Kashmir

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (Centre of Handicrafts) A. Mon B. Nalbari C. Pasighat D. Tura List – II (State)

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Meghalaya
4. Nagaland

Code: A B C D

Consider the following statements:

1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar
2. The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

Chapchar Kut is a festival celebrated in the state of

Which one of the following temples figured in the news regarding the institution of the Devadasis?