Which is the most widely spoken dialect of Rajasthani?
- A.Mewari
- B.Dhundhari
- C.Marwari
- D.Mewati
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Marwari. It is the speech of Jodhpur, Pali, Nagaur, Barmer and Jalore, that is of the largest region of the state, and the Dingal poetry of the Charan poets was composed in it; its speakers also carried it across India with the trading communities of Marwar. Option A is wrong because Mewari, the speech of Udaipur, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Rajsamand, covers a smaller area. Option B is wrong because Dhundhari, also called Jaipuri, belongs to Jaipur, Dausa, Tonk and parts of Ajmer. Option D is wrong because Mewati is confined to Alwar and Bharatpur in the north east. For examinations remember Marwari as the standard literary form of Rajasthani and Dingal as the poetic style built on it. Mewati of Alwar and Bharatpur stands apart from the rest, since it shares features with the Haryanvi and Braj speech of the neighbouring tracts.
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Practice Questions
View allWho gave currency to the name Rajasthani for the language of the region in the Linguistic Survey of India?
- A.George Abraham Grierson
- B.James Tod
- C.Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha
- D.Suniti Kumar Chatterji
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In his Linguistic Survey of India he used the name Rajasthani in 1912 for the group of speeches of this region and classified its dialects, replacing older names such as Maru Bhasha and Maru Gurjar.
Read the full explanation →The Wagdi dialect of Rajasthani is spoken mainly in which districts?
- A.Sikar and Jhunjhunu
- B.Dungarpur and Banswara
- C.Alwar and Bharatpur
- D.Kota and Bundi
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The tract formed by these two districts in the far south of Rajasthan is called Wagad, and the Bhil population there speaks Wagdi, which carries features of both Rajasthani and Gujarati because of its position on the border.
Read the full explanation →Hadoti, also called Harauti, is the dialect of which group of districts?
- A.Jaisalmer and Barmer
- B.Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar
- C.Udaipur, Bhilwara and Chittorgarh
- D.Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh
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These four districts of the south east formed the Hada Chauhan country, from which the region takes the name Hadoti and the dialect its name Hadoti or Harauti.
Read the full explanation →The Dingal style of Rajasthani poetry is associated with which class of poets?
- A.Bhat poets of eastern Rajasthan
- B.Charan poets of western Rajasthan
- C.Jain scholars of Jalore
- D.Court painters of Mewar
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Dingal is the literary style built on Marwari, and the Charans used it for heroic verse on battle, honour and self sacrifice, sung in a loud rolling metre; the Veli Krisan Rukmani Ri of Prithviraj Rathore is a celebrated example.
Read the full explanation →The Dingal classic Veli Krisan Rukmani Ri was written by
- A.Chand Bardai
- B.Prithviraj Rathore
- C.Narpati Nalha
- D.Suryamal Mishran
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The correct answer is B, Prithviraj Rathore, a prince of the Bikaner house known in tradition as Peethal, who told the story of Krishna and Rukmini in Dingal verse; the poem is counted among the finest works in the language and is the one most often cited as a Dingal…
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