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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 92

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th March 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q92

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During the Sao Joao festivities, Goans present _____ to each other.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., Fruits.

  • Sao Joao is a Catholic festival celebrated in Goa in an unusual manner, with devotees leaping into, and swimming in, domestic drinking water wells, as a form of tribute to St. John the Baptist. 
  • During the Sao Joao festivities, Goans present seasonal fruits like moussrad mango (a Goan variety of mango), pineapples, jackfruit to each other.