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Inside Story
             Inside Story
              g  When we refer to any person as a Kannada or a Marathi, this usually means that he/she
                  speaks Kannada or Marathi respectively.
              g  The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the 9th century
              g  Medieval Hindi was in the form of Brij Bhasha, a dialect spoken in and around the region of
                  Mathura during the time of Akbar.
              g  Guru Nanak was born on April 15, 1469 in the Western Punjab village of Talwandi.

              g  During  the  Medieval  period  each  specific  region  of  India  started  developing  its  own
                  particular dance form.

              g  The kathaks were originally a caste of story-tellers in temples of the northern parts of India.







             A.  Tick (3) the correct option.
                  1.  Andhra Pradesh and Telengana use the term Ugadi for :

                      (a)  Diwali                       (b)  Holi                      (c)  New Year
                  2.  Malayalam was spoken in this area.

                      (a)  Puri                         (b)  Chera                     (c)  Madhya Pradesh
                  3.   Jagannatha is the name of Lord :
                      (a)  Vishnu                       (b)  Brahama                   (c)  Shiva
                  4.   Guru Nanak was born on April 15 in

                      (a)  1469                         (b)  1475                      (c)  1450
                  5.   The Kuchipudi was originated from:

                      (a)  Madhya Pradesh               (b)  Odisha                    (c)  Andhra Pradesh
                  6.  It has a combination of Lasya and Tandav.
                      (a)  Odishi Dance                 (b)  Kathakali                 (c)  Kuchipudi


             B.  Fill in the blanks.
                  1.  _________________   ,  people  from  Sindh,  celebrate  the  same  day  as  their  New  Year  day
                      ‘Cheti Chand’.
                  2.  The Bhakti saints enriched the Marathi language by composing _________________           .
                  3.  On _________________     death, he was followed by nine other Gurus in succession.

                  4.  From  the  advent  of  the  8th  century,  _________________     was  ruled  by  various  Rajput
                      families.
                  5.  The long-established dance form in the serene surroundings of Shri Jagannath Temple in
                      Odisha is famous as _________________     .
                  6.   Different regions of India developed distinctive food habits based on _________________
                      available items of food.

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