Folk theatre and festival matching — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
- Naqqual — Bihar
- Tamasha — Orissa
- Ankia Nat — Assam
- Baha — Punjab
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- Ankia Nat is a one-act devotional play tradition of Assam started by Srimanta Sankardeva. Tamasha belongs to Maharashtra, and Baha is a tribal festival of Jharkhand. A form of folk theatre involving imitation and clownery, Naqal is performed in the state of Punjab.
Answer: (c) Ankia Nat — Assam
