Consider the following pairs:
Tradition : State
1. Thang Ta : Mizoram
2. Cheraw : Manipur
3. Rengma : Nagaland

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 oniy
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only

Question

Consider the following pairs:
Tradition : State
1. Thang Ta : Mizoram
2. Cheraw : Manipur
3. Rengma : Nagaland

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 oniy
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Pair 1 is not correct: Thang-Ta is the exclusive martial dance form of Manipur. Thang means sword and Ta means spear. The dance performance is a unique display of skill, creativity and agility in which the performers enact a mock fight sequence leaping to attack and defend.

Pair 2 is not correct: Cheraw is a folk dance of Mizoram and is performed using bamboo sticks.It is likely to have a foreign origin. Men tap long pairs of bamboo in rhythmic beats, and girls dance to the beats of bamboo.

Pair 3 is correct: The Rengma is the war dance of the Nagas. Dressed in colourful costumes, jewellery and colourful headgears, the dancers enact mock war formations and traditions.

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