Consider the following statements: 1. Erok Sim is a festival mainly celebrated by the Santhal community . 2. Sangken is a Buddhist fest ival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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2025 · Q27

Consider the following statements:

1Erok Sim is a festival mainly celebrated by the Santhal community .
2Sangken is a Buddhist fest ival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

General KnowledgeHistory of India

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Erok Sim is the sowing festival of the Santhal (Santal) tribal community, celebrated in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha before the agricultural sowing season begins — statement 1 is correct. Sangken is the traditional water-splashing New Year festival of the Khamti and other Theravada Buddhist communities of Arunachal Pradesh — statement 2 is correct. Both statements are correct, a conclusion confirmed against published question-wise solutions of this paper.