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GK QUESTION#124

Jhijhiya, a traditional folk dance performed during Durga Puja and Dussehra, is associated with which Indian state?

  1. AUttar Pradesh
  2. BBiharCorrect answer
  3. CJharkhand
  4. DWest Bengal
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B. Bihar

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Bihar. Jhijhiya is a folk dance of Bihar (Mithila) performed by women during Durga Puja–Dussehra, carrying earthen pots with a lamp to ward off evil.

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