1)  The Padmasree Award winner poet popularly known as ‘Lok Kabi Ratna’:

A) Sitakant Mahopatra

B) Haldhar Nag

C) Mahaswetha Devi

D) Gangadhar meher

The poet Haldhar Nag is popularly known as ‘Lok Kabi Ratna’.​

He writes in Kosli/Sambalpuri language (Odisha), and was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to folk poetry and literature.

The other poets mentioned, while renowned, are not known by the title ‘Lok Kabi Ratna’.

Ans)  B) Haldhar Nag


2)  Identify the correct statements related to Madhika language:

Madhika is a language with no script and is a blend of Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, and Malayalam

In the remote colony of Kookanam, near Karivellur grama panchayat, Kerala the Chakaliya community is grappling with the imminent loss of its unique language Madhika

Chakaliya community was originally nomadic Scheduled Caste and worshippers of Thiruvenkatramana and Mariamma. They migrated from the hilly regions of Karnataka to northern Malabar centuries ago

A) 1, 2 & 3

B) 1 & 2 only

C) 1 & 3 only

D) 2 & 3 only

Statement 1 is correct:

Madhika has no written script and is a blend of Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, and Malayalam, mainly influenced by Havyaka Kannada.​

Statement 2 is correct:

The Chakaliya community in Kookanam, Kerala, is currently exposed to the threat of extinction of their unique Madhika language, with only two speakers remaining and the younger generation preferring Malayalam.​

Statement 3 is correct:

Historically, the Chakaliya were nomadic, initially classified as Scheduled Tribe, then reclassified as Scheduled Caste. They worship Thiruvenkatramana and Mariamma, and migrated from Karnataka to northern Malabar centuries ago.​All three statements are corroborated by multiple sources.

Ans)  A) 1, 2 & 3