RAS question
Which of the following pairs of folk dance and its region in Rajasthan is INCORRECTLY matched?
Correct answer: (C) Bamrasiya dance – Bikaner.
Bamrasiya dance is not correctly matched with Bikaner; the incorrectly matched folk dance-region pair is Bamrasiya dance-Bikaner.
Explanation
The question asks for the mismatched pair, not for a general list of Rajasthan dances. Bamrasiya is the odd one because the Bikaner association is not supported. Bamrasiya is placed in the Hadoti belt of Kota-Bundi-Jhalawar, while the verified Testbook page on Bamrasia/Bam dance identifies its answer as Alwar-Bharatpur; the common exam takeaway is still clear: Bikaner is not the correct region for this dance. The other three options are not traps here. Dandia-Marwar, Dhol-Jalore and Gidar-Shekhawati are correctly matched pairs, so they cannot be the answer to an "incorrectly matched" question.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Dandia dance is paired with Marwar, so this option is a correctly matched pair rather than the mismatch asked for.
- (B) Dhol dance is paired with Jalore, so selecting it would reject a pair treated as correct in the item.
- (D) Gidar dance is paired with Shekhawati, which makes it a valid match and not the incorrect option.
Concept
This tests the Rajasthan Art and Culture subtopic on folk dances and their regional associations. RAS repeatedly asks such pair-matching questions because they check precise cultural mapping rather than broad familiarity with dance names.