Indian State Culture and Geography

Correct answer is (2).  

Agricultural Nuakhai festival mainly observed in Assam. 

'Tassar silk' is found mostly in Madhya Pradesh.

Assam is the only place in the world to produce Mooga silk.

Atreyapuram is a small town in Andhra Pradesh.

The art of painting that reached its zenith during the Gupta period is manifested at Bagh caves (Gwalior, M.P.) and Ajanta caves (Maharashtra).

This is the correct answer as these are the Mulberry Silk producing states.

The Firdausi (or Firdausiyya) order of Sufism was particularly popular in Bihar, India. It was a Sufi order that flourished in medieval Bihar, especially in regions like Maner and Bihar Sharif. The order had significant influence in eastern India during the medieval period, unlike Delhi or Sind which were centers of other Sufi orders.

'Burrakatha' is a folk art form, in which a Hindu mythological story or contemporary social problems are depicted by dance, prayers, solo drama, songs, poems and jokes.

Women in Kashmir wear a long woollen coat called Phiran.

Karnataka is India's leading gold producer, primarily from the Kolar Gold Fields (though now largely depleted) and Hutti Gold Mines. Historically, Karnataka has dominated gold production in India. States like Maharashtra and Punjab are not significant gold producers.

West Bengal has the ideal climate for jute cultivation - hot and humid with abundant rainfall in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. The state accounts for the majority of India's jute production due to favorable soil conditions and established processing infrastructure.

Assam is India's largest tea-producing state, contributing over 50% of the country's total tea production. The state's climate and terrain in the Brahmaputra valley create ideal conditions for tea cultivation, making it synonymous with Indian tea globally.

Kerala, particularly among the Nair community, traditionally follows a matrilineal system where descent is traced through the female line and property passes from mother to daughter. This matriarchal system called Marumakkathayam was prevalent in Kerala for centuries before legal reforms. Women held significant social and economic power in this structure.

Balipadar (also spelled Baliapada) is located in the state of Odisha (formerly called Orissa). It is a town in the Ganjam district of Odisha, situated in the eastern part of India along the Bay of Bengal coast.