RAS question
The ornament 'Chumpa' in Rajasthan is traditionally worn on which body part?
Correct answer: (D) Teeth.
In Rajasthan, the traditional ornament Chumpa is worn on the teeth.
Explanation
Chumpa is a traditional Rajasthani ornament associated with the teeth. It is a dental ornament, usually made of gold, and belongs to the wider Rajasthani practice of naming ornaments by the body part on which they are worn. The IASbook RAS/RTS Prelims 2013 entry asks where the ornament named Chumpa is worn and gives the answer as teeth, with Chumpa described as a type of jewellery worn on the tooth. That is why the body-part identification, not the material or general category of jewellery, decides the answer here.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Nose is wrong because Chumpa is worn on the teeth, while nose ornaments have different names.
- (B) Hand is wrong because Chumpa is identified as a dental ornament, not as an ornament for the hand.
- (C) Finger is wrong because finger ornaments are rings, whereas Chumpa is worn on the teeth.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan art and culture through traditional jewellery nomenclature, where ornaments are often classified by the body part on which they are worn. Such terms recur in RAS because they are compact factual markers of regional material culture.