SSC Selection Post 2019 PYQ — Question 36

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Chhattisgarh.

 

‘Sua Nach’—also spelled Sua Nacha or Suwa Nach—is a traditional folk dance of Chhattisgarh. It is popularly performed by women of tribal and rural communities during post‑Diwali harvest festivities and marital celebrations such as Gauri marriage rituals .

In this “parrot dance”, participants mimic the graceful movements of a parrot—bending and jerking their heads and lifting their feet in parrot‑like actions—while forming a circle. A wooden parrot is placed atop a pot filled with paddy shoots in the center, and the dancers clap or use a simple wooden clapper called thiski for rhythm, without musical instruments . Their songs, known as Sua Geet, often express longing and celebration tied to harvest and folklore, especially influencing the ritual of Shiva–Parvati’s union .