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RAS question

Dingal is a literary dialect of:

Correct answer: (B) Marwari (Western Rajasthani).

Dingal is the literary and poetic form of Marwari, also described as Western Rajasthani.

  1. (A)

    Mewari

  2. (B)

    Marwari (Western Rajasthani)

  3. (C)

    Harauti

  4. (D)

    Dhundhari

Explanation

Dingal belongs with Marwari, or Western Rajasthani, not with the eastern or other regional speech forms listed in the options. It is the literary and poetic language used by Charan poets, in contrast with Pingal, the literary form associated with Eastern Rajasthani. The Cracow Indological Studies abstract describes a contemporary Rajasthani poem as employing the literary form of Marwari known as Dingal. That is why the answer is Marwari (Western Rajasthani): the question is asking for the literary dialectal base, not merely for a Rajasthan region or a broad cultural label.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Mewari is not the base for Dingal; Dingal is tied specifically to Marwari, or Western Rajasthani.
  • (C) Harauti is a different option from Marwari, and Dingal is identified with Marwari rather than Harauti.
  • (D) Dhundhari is not the base for Dingal, which belongs in the Marwari or Western Rajasthani literary tradition.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan's literary dialects and their regional associations. It recurs in RAS because language, folk literature and Charan poetic traditions are standard markers of Rajasthan's cultural history.

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