What is ‘Jallikattu’?
2017
What is ‘Jallikattu’?
- A.
A traditional bull-taming sport popular in Tamil Nadu
- B.
A bull worship festival at Pashupatinath temple, Nepal
- C.
A popular watersport enjoyed by the Marina beach, Chennai
- D.
The traditional name for “People’s Leader” in Tamil
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming sport rooted in Tamil culture. Participants attempt to grab and hold on to the hump of a released bull, and it is celebrated chiefly during the Pongal (Mattu Pongal) harvest festival in Tamil Nadu.
Application
Reading each statement against this definition:
It is a SPORT (a contest of taming a bull), not a worship ritual, a watersport, or a title for a person.
Its home region is Tamil Nadu, where it is tied to the Pongal harvest celebrations.
So the description "a traditional bull-taming sport popular in Tamil Nadu" captures both the activity (taming a bull) and the place (Tamil Nadu) correctly.
Cross-check
Jallikattu drew national attention in 2017, when large public protests in Tamil Nadu (notably at Chennai's Marina beach) followed a court-led ban, leading the state to pass a law permitting the sport. This anchors it firmly as a Tamil Nadu bull-taming tradition.