| Question 1: ________ on ash mounds associated with neolithic cultures in Southern India date back to 8000 BCE. | |||
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| Question 2: ________ lies off the south-eastern coast, separated from India by the Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Rama's Bridge. | |||
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| Question 3: Areca, coffee, tea, vanilla, rubber, pepper, tapioca, and ________ are cultivated on the hills, while coconut grows in abundance in coastal areas. | |||
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| Question 4: The main spiritual traditions of South India include both Shaivite and Vaishnavite branches of ________, although Buddhist and Jain philosophies had been influential several centuries earlier. | |||
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| Question 5: The late medieval period saw the rise of ________ power in South India. | |||
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| Question 6: [14] The largest linguistic groups in South India include the Telugus, Tamils, ________, Malayalis, Tuluvas, Kodavas and Konkanis. | |||
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| Question 7: [19][20] South Indian Muslims in some regions of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka speak a dialect of Urdu called Dakhni, while some in the ________ region of Karnataka and regions in Kerala speak Beary bashe. | |||
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| Question 8: ________ is an important ingredient in Kerala whereas Andhra Pradesh cuisine is characterized by pickles and spicy curries. | |||
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| Question 9: [38] Its followers are more densely populated in South Tamil Nadu[39] and ________. | |||
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| Question 10: Frequent droughts in northern Karnataka, ________ and Telangana have left farmers debt-ridden, forcing them to sell their livestock and sometimes even to commit suicide. | |||
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