Q: Madhya Pradesh (MP) (, , meaning Central Province) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the large cities are Indore, Jabalpur & Gwalior. Nicknamed the "heart of India" due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest state in the country by area. With over 75 million inhabitants, it is the fifth-largest state in India by population. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. Its total area is 308,252km. Before 2000, when Chhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state, Singoli and Konta, was 1500km.

The area covered by the present-day Madhya Pradesh includes the area of the ancient Avanti mahajanapada, whose capital Ujjain (also known as Avantika) arose as a major city during the second wave of Indian urbanisation in the sixth century BCE. Subsequently, the region was ruled by the major dynasties of India. By the early 18th century, the region was divided into several small kingdoms which were captured by the British and incorporated into Central Provinces and Berar and the Central India Agency. After India's independence, Madhya Pradesh state was created with Nagpur as its capital: this state included the southern parts of the present-day Madhya Pradesh and northeastern portion of today's Maharashtra. In 1956, this state was reorganised and its parts were combined with the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal to form the new Madhya Pradesh state, the Marathi-speaking Vidarbha region was removed and merged with the then Bombay State. This state was the largest in India by area until 2000, when its southeastern Chhattisgarh region was made a separate state.

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. the "heart of India
3. due to its geographical location in India
4. 75 million
5. it is the fifth-largest state in India by population
6. Chhattisgarh
7. Its total area is 308,252km
8. Ujjain
9. yes
10. Avantika
11. Uttar Pradesh
12. Maharashtra is to the south
13. the region was divided into several small kingdoms which were captured by the British and incorporated into Central Provinces and Berar and the Central India Agency

Numbered questions:
1. What's the main topic?
2. What's its nickname?
3. Why?
4. What's the population?
5. What's its population ranking size in India?
6. What other city was a part of it prior to 2000?
7. What area is included in the city today?
8. What is the capital of Avanti mahajanapada?
9. Does it have another name?
10. What is it?
11. Which State is it southwest of?
12. And to its South?
13. What happened to the kingdoms in the 18th century?

Q: CHAPTER XXX

THE NEW WELL--CONCLUSION

Carson Davenport was halfway up the steps of the car when Jake Tate and another man hauled him backward to the station platform.

"They've got him!" exclaimed Jack, as he and his cousins, along with the rest of the gathering crowd, came closer.

"Hi! Hi! Let me alone!" yelled Davenport. "Don't shoot! What is the meaning of this, anyway?"

"You know well enough what it means!" bellowed Tate, still clutching him by the arm. "You come back here. You are not going to take that train or any other just yet."

"And you're not going to carry off that bag, either," put in Jackson, as he wrenched the Gladstone away.

By this time the crowd completely surrounded Carson Davenport, and the pistols which had been drawn were speedily thrust out of sight. The oil well promoter was pushed in the direction of the little railroad station, and in the midst of this excitement the train pulled out.

"What's the rumpus about, anyway?" exclaimed one man in the crowd.

"Never mind what it's about," broke in Tate hastily. "This is our affair."

"That's right--maybe we had better keep it to ourselves," muttered Jackson.

"I don't believe in shielding him," cried one man who had chased Davenport and who wore several soldier's medals on his vest. "He's a swindler, and it's best everybody knew it. He was on the point of lighting out for parts unknown with all the money that was put into his oil wells up on the Spell ranch."

1. Carson Davenport
2. Spell ranch
3. one man
4. Jake Tate
5. another man
6. yes
7. cousins
8. Jack
9. a crowd
10. no
11. no
12. a Gladstone
13. a bag,
14. yes
15. oil well
16. yes
17. on the Spell ranch
18. medals
19. on the soldier's vest
20. No

Numbered questions:
1. Who was chased?
2. What's the name of the ranch?
3. Who pursued Carson?
4. Who stopped him?
5. Anyone else?
6. Does Jake have any relatives?
7. What are they?
8. Who were they with?
9. And who was gathered there?
10. Were they far away?
11. Did Carson get on board?
12. What did they take from him?
13. And what is that?
14. Did somebody promote something?
15. What?
16. Did the locomotive leave?
17. Where were the oil rigs?
18. Where were the military emblems found?
19. Where were they?
20. Was Davenport trying to escape?

Q: London (CNN) -- A British businessman who is accused of having his wife killed during their honeymoon in South Africa will be allowed to leave jail on bail, a judge decided Friday.

Shrien Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of hitmen to kill his wife during a taxi ride in Cape Town, South Africa in November.

British Judge Duncan Ousely rejected concerns from the South African government that Dewani would use his funds and international connections to flee before an extradition hearing.

Ben Watson, a lawyer for the South African government, cited hotel surveillance video that he said showed Dewani twice meeting with a cab driver as the sort of evidence indicating Dewani's involvement in a plot against his wife.

But Ousely ruled that Dewani, who did not attend the hearing, had a genuine interest in clearing his name and said he has cooperated with investigators from both England and South Africa.

Dewali's solicitor, Andrew Katzen, said he was "delighted" with the outcome but declined further comment following the court hearing.

Dewani, who is jailed in London's Wandsworth Prison, will be allowed to stay at his parents' home. He will be required to report to a police station in Bristol every morning.

A court hearing has been temporarily scheduled for Jan. 20, but it is unclear when South Africa will submit a formal extradition request.

Dewani's lawyers say he is innocent and will fight extradition.

Dewani's wife, Anni Dewani, died in an apparent carjacking as the couple took a taxi ride in a crime-ridden neighborhood of Cape Town. Dewani was allowed to leave South Africa, but this week prosecutors there accused him of hiring a crew of hitmen to kill his wife.

1. British
2. accused of having his wife killed
3. South Africa
4. their honeymoon
5. Shrien Dewani
6. accused of hiring a crew of hitmen
7. during a taxi ride
8. London's Wandsworth Prison
9. Yes
10. allowed to stay at his parents' home
11. Jan. 20
12. No
13. Anni Dewani
14. Cape Town
15. Andrew Katzen
16. No
17. Duncan Ousely
18. British
19. died in an apparent carjacking
20. November

Numbered questions:
1. What nationality is the man?
2. What did he do?
3. Where?
4. What was he doing there?
5. What is his name?
6. Did he kill her himself?
7. Did she die at the zoo?
8. Where is he being held?
9. Will he be allowed to leave?
10. Where can he stay?
11. When is his hearing?
12. Is that a permanent date?
13. What was his wife's name?
14. What city did she die in?
15. Who is his representative?
16. Did he mention the hearing?
17. Who is the judge?
18. What is his nationality?
19. When did she die?
20. What month?