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Poush Mela displays local artisans, folk dances, music, food and culture of which state?

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This previous-year-style question tests Indian culture: “Poush Mela displays local artisans, folk dances, music, food and culture of which state?” The correct answer is West Bengal. Poush Mela is an annual fair associated with Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal. It marks the harvest season and showcases the cultural life of Bengal through local artisans, folk music, food, crafts and performances. Baul songs, kirtan and other Bengali folk traditions are often associated with this fair. The exam point is very direct: Poush Mela means West Bengal. Do not confuse it with Gujarat’s Rann Utsav or Rajasthan’s desert fairs. Indian culture includes classical and folk dances, theatre, puppetry, music, textiles, painting, crafts, fairs, festivals and living ritual traditions.

AGujarat
BWest Bengal
CRajasthan
DUttarakhand
Correct Answer: West BengalYour Answer: B

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th Gujarat’s Rann Utsav or Rajasthan’s desert fairs. Therefore answer, correct index and explanation consistently identify West Bengal. Poush Mela is an annual fair associated with Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal. It marks the harvest season and showcases the cultural life of Bengal through local artisans, folk music, food, crafts and performances. Baul songs, kirtan and other Bengali folk traditions are often associated with this fair. The exam point is very direct: Poush Mela means West Bengal. Do not confuse it with Gujarat’s Rann Utsav or Rajasthan’s desert fairs.

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