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[#56] Braj, Awadhi, Khariboli are the dialects of which language?
Correct Answer

(B) Hindi

Explanation

Solution: Braj Bhasha, which was an important literary medium from the 15 th to the 19 th century, is often treated as a dialect of Hindi, as are Awadhi, Bagheli, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, Chhattisgarhi, Garhwali, Haryanawi, Kanauji, Kumayuni, Magahi and Marwari.

[#57] Name the prominent poet of Chhayavaad movement in India.
Correct Answer

(A) Mahadevi Verma

Explanation

Solution: Mahadevi Verma, Jaishankar Prasad, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala and Sumitranandan Pant are prominent poets of Chhayavaad movement.

[#58] Godaan is written by ............ ?
Correct Answer

(A) Munshi Premchand

Explanation

Solution: Godaan is a famous Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand. It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature. Themed around the socio-economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor, the novel was the last complete novel of Premchand. It has been translated into English in 1957 by Jai Ratan and Purushottama Lal as The Gift of a Cow. A 1968 translation by Gordon C. Roadarmel is now considered "a classic in itself".

[#59] Bhakti poems and Riti poems are style of which literature?
Correct Answer

(C) Hindi

Explanation

Solution: Hindi literature includes literature in the various Hindi language which have writing systems. It is broadly classified into four prominent forms (styles) based on the date of production. They are: • Vir-Gatha kal (poems extolling brave warriors) – 11 th - 14 th century • Bhakti kal poems (devotional poems) – 14 th - 18 th century • Riti or Shringar kal poems (poems of romance) – 18 th - 20 th century • Adhunik kal (modern literature) – 20 th century onwards

[#60] In which of the following regions of U.P., Anna Pratha is curse for its agriculture and forestry development?
Correct Answer

(B) Bundelkhand region of U.P.

Explanation

Solution: It'sxa0a common practice in Bundelkhand to abandon cows once they stop giving milk. The system is commonly calledxa0Anna Prathaxa0by the locals.