Read the statements about the Goncha Festival of Bastar: 1.) Tupki, a mock gun…
2025
Read the statements about the Goncha Festival of Bastar:
1.) Tupki, a mock gun made of bamboo, uses Goncha fruit as bullets.
2.) The chariot procession was started by Chalukya rulers.
3.) Rath Yatra begins on Ashadh Shukla Dashmi and ends on Dutiya.
Which of the above statements are correct?
- A.
Only 1 and 2
- B.
Only 2 and 3
- C.
Only 1 and 3
- D.
1, 2 and 3 are correct
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: Statement-based general-knowledge items are resolved by checking each individual statement against the documented facts about the festival — its distinctive rituals, its patronage history, and its calendar — rather than treating the whole set as one block.
Application: Checking each statement about the Goncha Festival of Bastar:
Statement 1 — the Tupki is a handcrafted bamboo cannon used in the festival's mock battles, and it fires the small Goncha fruit as its projectile; this description matches the documented tradition, so statement 1 holds.
Statement 2 — the chariot (rath) procession at Bastar traces its origin to the region's Chalukya rulers, who introduced the ritual in homage to Jagannath of Puri; this attribution matches the documented history, so statement 2 holds.
Statement 3 — the festival's Rath Yatra actually begins on Ashadh Shukla Dwitiya and concludes around Dashami, the reverse of the sequence the statement describes (beginning on Dashmi, ending on Dutiya); this reversed date pairing does not match the documented calendar, so statement 3 does not hold.
Cross-check: An independent description of the festival on the government's official tourism portal repeats the same three facts — the Tupki-Goncha fruit tradition, the Chalukya-era chariot origin, and the Ashadh Shukla Dwitiya start date — confirming that only statements 1 and 2 are accurate.