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What grades in Indian schools have an option for Sanskrit study?
5 to 8
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In what language states is Sanskrit considered an option?
Hindi
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In what other type of schools is Sanskrit also taught?
gurukulas
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What English school offers Sanskrit as a language study?
St James Junior School
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Since what date has Sanskrit been offered as a language option in the U.S.?
September 2009
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What is the credit towards in study in the U.S.?
Foreign Language
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Who coordinates the study program of Samskritam as a Foreign Language?
Samskrita Bharati.
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What school in Australia offers Sanskrit as a study?
Sydney Grammar School
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Under what type of tradition did Sanskrit begin?
oral tradition
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After what language evolved was writing introduced?
Prakrits
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What feature of written text influenced the use of scripts?
regional scripts
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What does Sanskrit not have of its own?
native script
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Which writing systems have been used to write Sanskrit?
all
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From what time has the Latin alphabet been used to transcribe Sanskrit?
late 18th century
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What transliteration system is most common today?
IAST
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How long has IAST been the standard system used for transliteration of Sanskrit?
since 1888
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What is used in transliteration for computer systems?
ASCII
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What transliteration scheme is often used on the internet?
ITRANS
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What in the use of Sanskrit has influenced Sino-Tibetan languages?
Buddhist texts
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Who sent missionaries to China?
Ashoka
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What religion was spread to China through Sanskrit translations?
Buddhism
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What were transliterated and added to the Chinese language?
Many terms
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Where do many Sanskrit texts survive?
Tibetan collections
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What language has influenced the languages of India?
Sanskrit
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Of what is Hindi considered to be in relation to Sanskrit?
Sanskritised register
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From what dialect is Hindi descended?
Khariboli
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What is the percentage of Sanskrit words thought to be in modern Indo-Aryan languages?
fifty percent
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What language texts are as much as 70% Sanskrit?
Telugu
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From when are the earliest dated Sanskrit inscriptions?
first century BCE
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In what script are the earliest Sanskrit inscriptions?
Brahmi
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In what language was Brahmi first used?
Prakrit
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What language is the descendant of Sanskrit?
Prakrit
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How were early sacred texts offered?
orally
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What is the Sanskrit grammatical tradition?
Vyākaraṇa
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In what period did Vyakarana begin?
late Vedic
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How many sutras are in the Astadhyayi?
3990 sutras
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Who composed Vartikas on the Panini sutras?
Kātyāyana
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What is the abbreviated alphabet called?
Pratyāhara
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According to Panini, from where did Sanskrit evolve?
earlier Vedic
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To what time can the present form of Sanskrit be traced?
second millennium BCE
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As what are Classical and Vedic Sanskrit often viewed?
separate dialects
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What is Vedic Sanskrit meant to be used as?
the Vedas
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What hymns are thought to be the earliest?
Rigveda Samhita
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When is it thought that early speakers of Sanskrit came to India?
early second millennium BCE
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What is the relationship between Indo-Iranian and Baltic languages?
close
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From what direction did Sanskrit travel to come to India?
north-west
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Sanskrit came from the north west and traveled to what present day countries?
India and Pakistan
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What is the theory called dealing with the transfer of Sanskrit to India?
Indo-Aryan migration theory
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What form of speech shows that Sanskrit and Prakrits existed together?
Sanskrit dramas
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What type of speakers spoke Sanskrit?
multilingual
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For what did Brahmins use Sanskrit?
scholarly communication
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Until what period was high Sanskrit used?
British times
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How large of a group in society use Sanskrit?
thin layer
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What organization is trying to revive Sanskrit?
Samskrita Bharati
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What kind of competitions does the All-India Sanskrit Festival have?
composition contests
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How many speakers of Sanskrit were there by the 1991 census?
49,736
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Where in India is Sanskrit still spoken by the population?
Mattur village
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Who originally gave Mattur village to Sanskrit scholars?
king Krishnadevaraya
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When was Sanskrit and Indian culture popular?
18th century
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In what century was Indian culture accorded a more hostile reception?
early 19th century
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How did the British academics show their feelings about Sanskrit?
neglect
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What did British of the 19th century want India to be as soon as possible?
assimilated to Britain
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Besides assimilation of British culture, what else did the British consider Indians to be?
inferior
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Who wrote an opera in Sanskrit?
Philip Glass
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On what was the Philip Glass opera based?
Bhagavad Gita
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Which well known performer has used Sanskrit chants in her music?
Madonna
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Which composer featured Sanskrit music in his movies?
John Williams
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What is the source of the theme song of Battlestar Galactica?
Rigveda
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What country is Valencia in?
Spain
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What is the population of Valencia's urban area?
1.5 million
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Where does Valencia rank among Spain's largest cities?
third
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What body of water is Valencia located on?
the Mediterranean Sea
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What is the city of Valencia the capital of?
the autonomous community of Valencia
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What is the main type of employment in Valencia?
service sector occupations
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What percentage of Valencia's workers are employed in industry?
5.5
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What percentage of Valencia's workers are employed in the agricultural sector?
1.9
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How much of Valencia's land is used for agriculture?
3973 hectares
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What are Valencia's agricultural areas mainly planted with?
orchards and citrus groves
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What airport is closest to Valencia?
Valencia Airport
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What airport is south of Valencia?
Alicante Airport
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What is the main train station in Valencia?
Estació del Nord
[ "Valencia\n\nPublic transport is provided by the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV), which operates the Metrovalencia and other rail and bus services. The Estació del Nord (North Station) is the main railway terminus in Valencia. A new temporary station, Estación de València-Joaquín Sorolla, has been b...
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What group runs Valencia's public transit?
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana
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What station in Valencia was built for high-speed trains?
Estación de València-Joaquín Sorolla
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What promenade was built north of Valencia's port?
The Paseo Marítimo
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How long is the Paseo Maritimo?
4 km (2 mi)
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What Valencian landmark contains a conservation library?
San Miguel de los Reyes monastery
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When did Valencia's rapid development begin?
the mid-1990s
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What is an example of a section of Valencia that was majorly renovated?
the Carmen Quarter
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How long did the English occupy Valencia?
16 months
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At what battle were the Bourbons victorious?
Battle of Almansa
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Who ordered Valencia punished for supporting Charles?
Philip V
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What abolished Valencia's ancient charters?
Nueva Planta decrees
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Who resigned in protest against Philip?
Cardinal Luis de Belluga
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In what year did Christian troops lose control of Valencia?
1102
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Who called himself the Emperor of All Spain?
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
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Who wrote poetry about Valencia's capture by the Almoravids?
Ibn Khafaja
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When did the Almohads gain control of the peninsula?
1145
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Who prevented the Almohads from entering Valencia?
Ibn Mardanis
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When was the Valencian Golden Age?
15th century
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Of what area was Valencia the largest city?
Crown of Aragon
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