Tribal Society and Festivals of Tripura

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Quiz: Tribal Society and Festivals of Tripura

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question. After completing the quiz, click “Submit” to reveal the correct answers.

  1. Which tribe is the largest and most influential in Tripura?


    Correct Answer: C) Tripuri
  2. The ‘Garia’ festival is primarily associated with which tribe?


    Correct Answer: C) Tripuri
  3. Which festival marks the end of the harvesting season and is celebrated by all communities in Tripura?


    Correct Answer: A) Kharchi Puja
  4. The ‘Hojagiri’ dance, performed on an earthen pitcher, is a famous folk dance of which tribal community?


    Correct Answer: A) Reang
  5. What is the traditional bamboo-based liquor popularly consumed during tribal festivals in Tripura?


    Correct Answer: A) Chuak
  6. The ‘Biju’ festival is celebrated by which tribal community of Tripura?


    Correct Answer: A) Chakma
  7. Which of the following is a major 7-day-long festival held at the heritage Kalishahpur temple?


    Correct Answer: D) Ashokastami Mela
  8. The ‘Lebang Boomani’ dance is performed by which tribe, associated with their harvest and a colorful insect?


    Correct Answer: A) Tripuri
  9. Which festival involves the worship of fourteen deities for the welfare of the state?


    Correct Answer: C) Kharchi Puja
  10. The ‘Wangala’ or ‘100 Drum’ festival is the post-harvest festival of which tribe?


    Correct Answer: A) Garo
  11. The traditional dress ‘Risa’ and ‘Rignai’ is worn by women of which community?


    Correct Answer: B) Tripuri
  12. Which festival involves a strict prohibition where no one is allowed to enter or leave the demarcated area once the rituals begin?


    Correct Answer: B) Ker Puja
  13. The ‘Mamita’ tribe is also known by which other name?


    Correct Answer: D) Mog
  14. ‘Bizhu’ is the most important festival of the Chakma community. What does it celebrate?


    Correct Answer: A) The New Year
  15. Which musical instrument, a type of drum, is central to the music of the Garia festival?


    Correct Answer: C) Khamb
  16. The ‘Reang’ tribe is recognized as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). What is another name for them?


    Correct Answer: B) Bru
  17. During Kharchi Puja, the fourteen gods are taken to which river for a holy bath?


    Correct Answer: B) Howrah
  18. The ‘Jhum’ is a traditional form of what?


    Correct Answer: B) Shift-and-Burn Cultivation
  19. Which tribe is primarily Buddhist and has cultural links to the Chittagong Hill Tracts?


    Correct Answer: C) Chakma
  20. The ‘Garia’ dance is performed to appease which deity for a good harvest and protection from diseases?


    Correct Answer: C) The God Garia

Tribal Society and Festivals of Tripura
Tribal Society and Festivals of Tripura

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