RAS question
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched - Tribe and their characteristic traditional art form?
Correct answer: (C) Garasia - Ghoomar dance.
The pair Garasia - Ghoomar dance is not correctly matched because Walar, not Ghoomar, is identified as a characteristic dance of the Garasia tribe of Rajasthan.
Explanation
The mismatch is Garasia - Ghoomar dance. Ghoomar is a classical Rajasthani folk dance associated mainly with Rajput and Brahmin communities, not a characteristic art form of the Garasia tribe. RajasthanDirect describes Walar as an important and characteristic dance of the Garasia tribe of Rajasthan, performed with simple circular movements and linked to the better-known Ghoomar form. That makes the option tempting: both are Rajasthani circular dance traditions. But the exam asks for the tribe's characteristic traditional art form, and for Garasia the grounded match is Walar, while their distinct customs also include Gol Gadhedo and traditional dances such as Vaalar and Maniyaro.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Bhil - Pithora painting is a correctly matched pair because Pithora is a sacred narrative painting tradition of the Bhil tribe.
- (B) Meena - Mandana is a correctly matched pair because Mandana floor and wall art is associated with Meena women as a ritual art form.
- (D) Saharia - Sehara dance is a correctly matched pair because Sehara is a traditional dance of the Saharia tribe.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's tribal culture, especially the mapping of communities to their characteristic art forms, dances and ritual practices. It recurs in RAS because such pair-matching questions check whether candidates know folk culture by community, not just by the broad label of 'Rajasthani culture'.