SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CGL - 19 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q36

Hojagiri dance, performed by women balancing bottles and lamps, is associated with which tribe and state?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Reang -- Tripura.

The Hojagiri dance is a famous folk dance of the Reang (Bru) tribe in the state of Tripura. It is performed by young women who demonstrate incredible skill by balancing bottles on their heads and earthen lamps in their hands while moving their lower body rhythmically. It is typically performed during the Hojagiri festival or Goddess Lakshmi Puja.