We were grateful for a book they gave us.
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24%
Grateful for
27%
They gave us
38%
A book
11%
We were
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Can we go visit a Statue of Liberty on our trip to the United States?
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25%
Can we go
56%
Visit a Statue of Liberty
14%
On our trip to
5%
The United States?
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BATTLES
Dashrajya war
Kalinga war
Battle of NARMADA RIVER
• Pulakeshin II (609 - 642 AD) Chalukya Dynasty
Battle of Peshawar(1001)
First Battle of Tarain(1191)
Second Battle of Tarain(1192)
First Battle of Panipat(21 April 1526 CE)
Battle of Khanwa(16 March 1527)
Battle of Chanderi(20 January 1528)
Battle of Ghaghra (6 May. 1529)
Battle of Chausa( 1539)
The Battle of Bilgram (1540)
Second Battle of Panipat(1556)
Battle of Talikota(1565)
Battle of Haldighati(1576)
Battle of Pratapgad (1659)
The Battle of Karnal (1739)
The Battle of Colachel (Kulachal) (1741)
Battle of Swally(1612)
First Carnatic war(1746-1748)
The Second Carnatic War (1749 -1754)
Third Carnatic War (1757-1763)
Battle of Wandiwash:
Battle of Plassey (1757)
Battle of Buxar (1764)
Treaty of Allahabad, 1765
First Anglo- Mysore War(1767-69)
Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-1784)
Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790 – 1792),
• the Treaty of Seringapatam
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1798-99
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775 - 1782)
Dashrajya war
• Ten kings was between SudasBattle of the Hydaspes
Won- Raja sudas
• Parushni (Ravi) river
• seventh mandala of the Rigveda
• Alexander the Great and Porus
• Won- Alexander
• Jhelum river
• 326 (BC)
Kalinga war
• Chedi dynasty vs Ashoka
• won - Ashoka
• 261 BC
• 13th(inscription)
Battle of NARMADA RIVER
• Pulakeshin II (609 - 642 AD) Chalukya Dynasty
Pulakeshin II vs Harshvardhan
• Won - Pulakeshin II
• title Daskshinapatheshwara
• Narmada river
• Aihole Records
• 618AD
•
Battle with
Pullalur
• Pulakeshin II vs Mahendravarman I
• Won- Pulakeshin II
•Battle of Vatapi (642)
• Pulakesin II Vs Narasimhavarman I.
• Won -Narasimhavarman I
• title of Vatapikonda.
Battle of Peshawar(1001)
• Mahmud of Ghazni vs Jayapala
• Won - Mahmud Ghazni
• Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1025 AD, which was the sixteenth attack on India
First Battle of Tarain(1191)
• Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammad Ghori
• won - Prithviraj Chauhan
Second Battle of Tarain(1192)
• Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammed Ghori
• Won - Mohammed Ghori
First Battle of Panipat(21 April 1526 CE)
• Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
• Panipat, Haryana
• WON - Babur
Battle of Khanwa(16 March 1527)
• Babur and Rana Sanga
• Khanwa, Rajasthan
• Won - Babur
Battle of Chanderi(20 January 1528)
• Rajputs and Mughals
• WON- Mughals
Battle of Ghaghra (6 May. 1529)
• Mughal forces under Babur against the Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.
• Ghaghara River, Bihar
• Won - Babur
Battle of Chausa( 1539)
• Sher Shah and HumayunBattle of Kannauj(1540)
• Chausa, Buxar, Bihar
• Won - Shershah
• Sher Shah Suri and Humayun
• Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
• WOn - Shershah
The Battle of Bilgram (1540)
• Humayun and Sher Shah Suri.
•Won - Sher Shah Suri
Second Battle of Panipat(1556)
• Akbar and Hemu
• won- Akbar
Battle of Talikota(1565)
• Vijaynagar Empire and Deccan Sultanates
• won - Deccan Sultanates
Battle of Haldighati(1576)
• Maharana Pratap of Mewar and Akbar's forces led by Man Singh I
• Won - Akbar
Battle of Pratapgad (1659)
• Shivaji vs Afzal Khan.
• Won - shivaji
The Battle of Karnal (1739)
• Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah.
• Nader Shah
The Battle of Colachel (Kulachal) (1741)
• Travancore and the Dutch
• Won - Travancore
Battle of Swally(1612)
• Portuguese vs Britishers
• Won - Britishers
First Carnatic war(1746-1748)
• French and Britishers
• Austrian War of Succession.
• Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle.
The Second Carnatic War (1749 -1754)
Third Carnatic War (1757-1763)
Battle of Wandiwash:
The decisive battle of the Third Carnatic War was won by the English 1760 at Wandiwash .
Battle of Plassey (1757)
• Britishers vs Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of BengalThird Battle of Panipat (1761)
•won - Britishers (Lead by Clive)
• Maratha Empire and Ahmad Shah Durrani
• Won - Ahmad Shah Durrani
Battle of Buxar (1764)
• Britishers vs Mir Qasim Shuja-ud- Daulah and Shah Alam II.
• Won - Britishers
Treaty of Allahabad, 1765
• In 1765, two Treaties were concluded by Robert Clive at Allahabad with Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah and Emperor Shah Alam II.
• 1765, Robert Clive formed a dual government in Bengal until 1772. Diwani and Nizamat. Diwani means the corporation was granted the right to raise revenue, and Nizamat means that nawab was given administrative powers.
First Anglo- Mysore War(1767-69)
• Hyder Ali defeated the British.
• end with the Treaty of Madras.
Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-1784)
• Treaty of Mangalore
• Warren Hastings
Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790 – 1792),
•The third Anglo- Mysore War was fought between Tipu Sultan and the then Governor-General of Bengal Lord Cornwallis.
• the Treaty of Seringapatam
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1798-99
• British and Tipu Sultan to recoup their losses.
•Lord Wellesley (established the Subsidiary Alliance system 1798)
Battle of Kharda also called the Battle of Khurla 1795
• Nizam vs Maratha
• Maratha Won
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775 - 1782)
• Maratha vs Britishers
• Maratha victory Treaty of Salbai
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✨Today's Word✨
cajole
कˈजोल्
Meaning :-
to persuade a person to do something or give something by being very nice to him/her
ख़ुशामद से या उपहार देकर किसी से अपनी बात मनवाना
Synonyms:-
blandish, coax, soft-soap, wheedle
Example :-
He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.
cajole
कˈजोल्
Meaning :-
to persuade a person to do something or give something by being very nice to him/her
ख़ुशामद से या उपहार देकर किसी से अपनी बात मनवाना
Synonyms:-
blandish, coax, soft-soap, wheedle
Example :-
He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.
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Gwalior Gharana - The Oldest Gharana(Madya Pradesh)
KIRANA GHARANA (UP)
MEWATI GHARANA
Lucknow Gharana
Founders
Hassu Khan , Haddu Khan, & Nathoo Khan, Nathan Pir Baksh
Exponents
• Raja Bhaiya Poonchwale
• Krishnarao Shankar
• Pandit Omkarnath Thakur
• Veena Sahasrabuddhe
• Vishnu "Digambar" Paluskar
• Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar
KIRANA GHARANA (UP)
Founders
Abdul Karim Khan
Abdul Wahid Khan
ExponentsPATIALA GHARANA
• Pandit Bheem sen jhoshi - Bharat Ratna-2008
• Kumar Gandharv- Padma Vibhushan- 1990
• Channulal mishra- Thumri and khyal singer Padma Vhibushan- 2020
• Prabha Atre- (Khyal, Thumri, & Gajal singer)
• Amjad Ali khan - Sarod Padma vibhushan- 2001
• Gangubhai hangal - Khyal singer( from Karnataka)
• Manik verma - (kirana / Agra)
• Sawai Gandharv
• Ustad Abdul Kareem khan
• Sureshbabu Maane
• Hirabai Barodekar - (khyal, thumri Singer)
• Kesarbai kerkar- Jaipur/kirana
Founders
Ustad Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Ali Baksh Khan
Mian Kallu - Sarangi
Exponents
• Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
• Begum Akhtar - awarded Padma Shri, and later a Padma Bhushan Award posthumously
• Ajay Chakraborty
• Naina Devi
• Parveen Sultana
• Lakshmi Shankar
• Amanat Ali Khan
MEWATI GHARANA
Founder
Ghagge Nazir Khan
Exponents
Pt. Jasraj
jugalbande
• Maniram
• Sanjeev Abhyankar
Kala Ramnath → Violin
Tripti Mukherjee
Sanjeev Abhyankar
Ratan Mohan Sharma
Maihar GHARANA
Founder
Ustad Allaudin Khan
Exponents
• Pannalal ghosh-FLUTE
• Aluddin Khan -- Sarod
• Akbar Ali Khan - Sarod
• Nikhil Banerjee - Sitar
• Pandit Ravi shankar - sitar Won- Bharat Ratna in 1999
• Annapurna Devi - surbahar
• Hariprasad Chaurasia - flute
• VG Jog - Violin
INDORE GHARANA
Founder
Ustad Amir Khan
Exponents
• Sultan Khan- Sarangi
• Pandit Amarnath
• Shankar Lal Mishra
• Kalyan Banerjee
• Purvi Mukherjee
Jaipur Atrauli Gharana
Founder
Alladiya Khan
Exponents
Kesarbai Kerkar
Mallikarjun Mansur
Vidyadhar Vyas
Vidyagauri Adkar
Bande Ali Khan - Rudra Veana
Pt. Lakshman Prasad
Kishori Amonkar
Punjab Gharana
Founder
Lal Bhawani Singh
Exponents
• Alla Rakha - tabla
• Zakir Hussain - 2023 - Padma Vibhushan (Won 2 Grammy award PADMA BHUSAN IN = 2002) Padma sri-1988
• Nikhil Ghosh - Table
• Shafaat Ahmed Khan
• Ustad Altaf Hussain
• Ustad Ashfaque Hussain
• Mian Qadir Baksh
Benaras Gharana of Kathak
Founder
Janaki Prasad
Benaras Gharana of Khayal
Founder
Pt. Gopal Mishra
Benaras Gharana of Tabla
Founder
Pt. Ram Sahai
Exponents
• Ustad Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
• Pt. Anokhelal Mishra- Table
• Pt. Kishan Maharaj
• Samta Prasad
• Pt. Kanthe Maharaj
• Gopal Misra
• Hanuman Prasad Misra
Rampur sehaswan Gharana
Founders
Ustad Inayat Khan
Mehboob Khan
Mahbub Khan
Exponents
• Gulam Mustafa Khan
• Ustad Rashid Khan
• Sadik Hussain Khan
• Ustad Nisar Khan
• Zeeshan Khan Abbas Khan
Bhendi Bazar Gharana - Mumbai
founder
Chhajju Khan
Nazir Khan
Khadim Hussain Khan
Exponents
• Aman Ali Khan
• Lata Mangeshkar - Bharat Ratna (2001)
• Anjanibai Malpekar
• Sashikala Kakodkar
Agra Gharana
Also known as- Rangeela gharana
Founder
Hajisujan khan
Exponents
• Ustad vilyat Hussain khan
• Ustad Faiyaz Khan
Darbhanga Gharana - Bihar
Founder
Radhakrishna and Kartaram
Exponents
Ram Chatur Mallick
Pt. Dharmlal Mallick
Pt. Bhim Mallick (Pakhawaj),
Pt. Kchitpal Mallick
Lucknow Gharana
Tabla
Miyan Bakshu
Wajid Hussain Khan
Afaq Hussain Khan
Santosh Krishna Biswas
Swapan Chaudhuri
S. R. Chishti
Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
Pandit Ashok Maitra
Kathak
Durga Prasad Mishra
• Thakur Prasad Misha
Bindadin Maharaj
Kalka Prasad Mishra
• Acchan Maharaj
• Lacchu Maharaj
• Shambhu Maharaj
• Birju Maharaj - Padma Vibhushan- 1986
Senia Gharana
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Padma bhushan → 1992
Padma vibhushan→ 2000
Sufiana Gharana
Bhajan Sopari - Santoor
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 08.08.2024
1. TARNISH (VERB): (मैला करना): sully
Synonyms: besmirch, blacken
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:His regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
2. CALAMITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आपदाग्रस्त): disastrous
Synonyms: catastrophic, cataclysmic
Antonyms: good, advantageous
Example Sentence:Calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods.
3. DISREPUTE (NOUN): (अपमान): disgrace
Synonyms: shame, dishonour
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
4. FICTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): false
Synonyms: fake, counterfeit
Antonyms: genuine
Example Sentence:Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.
5. STIFLE (VERB): (दम घोंटना): suffocate
Synonyms: choke, asphyxiate
Antonyms: cold, chilly
Example Sentence:Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
6.MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He was found guilty of malicious damage.
7. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Synonyms: liable, answerable
Antonyms: unaccountable
Example Sentence:Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
8. ARTICULATE (VERB): (व्यक्त करना): express
Synonyms: voice, give voice to
Antonyms: bottle up
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions.
9. GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: carefree
Example Sentence:His face was grave.
10. RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अनिच्छा): unwillingness
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation
Antonyms: willingness
Example Sentence:She sensed his reluctance to continue.
1. TARNISH (VERB): (मैला करना): sully
Synonyms: besmirch, blacken
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:His regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
2. CALAMITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आपदाग्रस्त): disastrous
Synonyms: catastrophic, cataclysmic
Antonyms: good, advantageous
Example Sentence:Calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods.
3. DISREPUTE (NOUN): (अपमान): disgrace
Synonyms: shame, dishonour
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
4. FICTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): false
Synonyms: fake, counterfeit
Antonyms: genuine
Example Sentence:Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.
5. STIFLE (VERB): (दम घोंटना): suffocate
Synonyms: choke, asphyxiate
Antonyms: cold, chilly
Example Sentence:Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
6.MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He was found guilty of malicious damage.
7. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Synonyms: liable, answerable
Antonyms: unaccountable
Example Sentence:Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
8. ARTICULATE (VERB): (व्यक्त करना): express
Synonyms: voice, give voice to
Antonyms: bottle up
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions.
9. GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: carefree
Example Sentence:His face was grave.
10. RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अनिच्छा): unwillingness
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation
Antonyms: willingness
Example Sentence:She sensed his reluctance to continue.
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
After my first visit to Boston, I spent almost every winter in the North. Once I went on a visit to a New England village with its frozen lakes and v͟a͟s͟t͟ snow fields. (SSC CGL 2023)
After my first visit to Boston, I spent almost every winter in the North. Once I went on a visit to a New England village with its frozen lakes and v͟a͟s͟t͟ snow fields. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Minimal
14%
Shallow
75%
Extensive
5%
Solid
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Jargon
(SSC CGL 2023)
Jargon
(SSC CGL 2023)
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32%
Slang
40%
Verboseness
15%
Formality
13%
Eloquence
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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Ronak learns his lessons on a daily basis.
Ronak learns his lessons on a daily basis.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
His lessons are being learnt on a daily basis by Ronak.
11%
His lessons have been learnt on a daily basis by Ronak.
10%
His lessons are learning on a daily basis by Ronak.
66%
His lessons are learnt on a daily basis by Ronak.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
The mother said, “What can I do for you, my son ?"
The mother said, “What can I do for you, my son ?"
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46%
The mother asked her son what she could do for him.
32%
The mother asked what she could do for him my son.
11%
The mother asked her son what she did for him.
11%
The mother said to her son what she could do for him.
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The abandonment of one's country or cause
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12%
Defection
16%
Disloyalty
30%
Desertion
42%
Migration
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I am understanding;/ you like her/ because she has la generous nature.
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60%
I am understanding;
13%
Because she has
17%
A generous nature
11%
You like her
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Since his son has not yet completed the age of eighteen, he was reluctant to fulfill his son's demand
of getting a motorbike.
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of getting a motorbike.
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20%
To fulfill his son’s demand
17%
No error
40%
He was reluctant
23%
Of getting a motorbike
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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76%
Fasineting
7%
Professional
7%
Grammatical
10%
Occurrence
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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15%
Presence
10%
Absence
6%
Definite
69%
Labarotary
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.08.2024
1. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, emphasize
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
2. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic
Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary
Antonyms: secondary
Example Sentence:He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.
3. UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.
4. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:The junkie had a liking for the more illicit things in life.
5. PREDILECTION (NOUN): (अनुराग): liking
Synonyms: fondness, preference
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:My predilection for Asian food is very strong.
6. PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless
Synonyms: petty, trivial
Antonyms: important
Example Sentence:Naval glory struck him as paltry.
7. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): binding
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence:The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.
8. RANCOUR (NOUN): (नफरत): spite
Synonyms: bitterness, hate
Antonyms: amicability
Example Sentence:He spoke without rancor.
9. COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying
Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic
Antonyms: indifferent
Example Sentence:I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.
10. DISTINCT (ADJECTIVE): (विशिष्ट): discrete
Synonyms: separate individual
Antonyms: indistinct
Example Sentence:The gallery is divided into five distinct spaces.
1. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, emphasize
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
2. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic
Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary
Antonyms: secondary
Example Sentence:He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.
3. UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.
4. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:The junkie had a liking for the more illicit things in life.
5. PREDILECTION (NOUN): (अनुराग): liking
Synonyms: fondness, preference
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:My predilection for Asian food is very strong.
6. PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless
Synonyms: petty, trivial
Antonyms: important
Example Sentence:Naval glory struck him as paltry.
7. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): binding
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence:The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.
8. RANCOUR (NOUN): (नफरत): spite
Synonyms: bitterness, hate
Antonyms: amicability
Example Sentence:He spoke without rancor.
9. COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying
Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic
Antonyms: indifferent
Example Sentence:I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.
10. DISTINCT (ADJECTIVE): (विशिष्ट): discrete
Synonyms: separate individual
Antonyms: indistinct
Example Sentence:The gallery is divided into five distinct spaces.
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