SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CGL - 25 Sep 2025 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q41

Wangala Festival is associated with which of the following tribe of India?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Garo tribe of Meghalaya.

The Wangala Festival is the most significant post-harvest festival of the Garo tribe of Meghalaya. Also known as the "100 Drums Festival," it marks the end of the agricultural year and honors Misi Saljong, the Sun God of fertility. Celebrated with immense joy and gratitude, the festival features vibrant traditional attire, energetic dancing, and the synchronized beating of long oval-shaped drums, symbolizing thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest before the onset of winter.