History of India | Medieval History | Delhi Sultanate: Literature

History of India | Medieval History | Delhi Sultanate: Literature

1. Amir Khusrau, the 'Parrot of India' was born at

Patti
Patli
Patiali
Patiala

2. Who among the following called himself the 'Parrot of India'?

Qutban
Usman
Amir Khusrau
Amir Hasan

3. Who was the famous author of Kitab-ul-Hind?

Hasan Nizami
Minhaj-us-Siraj
Al-Biruni
Shams-e-Siraj Afif

4. Amir Khusrau was born in

Agra
Barabanki
Etah
Etawah

5. Amir Khusrau played a pioneering role in the development of

Braj Bhasha
Awadhi
Khari Boli
Bhojpuri

6. Who among the following witn-essed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi?

Amir Khusrau
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
Both (A) and (B)

7. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of

Nawab Asafuddaula
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Muhammad Shah 'Rangila'
Qutbuddin Aibak

8. The famous poet Amir Khusrau lived at the court of

Alauddin Khalji
Iltutmish
Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Qutbuddin Aibak

9. Amir Khusrau was court poet of

Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Alauddin Khalji
Sher Shah Suri
Humayun

10. 'Amir Khusrau' was associated with whose reign among the following?

Alauddin Khalji
Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Ibrahim Lodi
Firuz Shah Tughluq

11. Amir Khusrau was a

Poet
Historian
Musician
All of these

12. Father of new Persian poetry style 'Sabak-e-Hindi' or Hindustani style was

Ziyauddin Barani
Afiq
Isami
Amir Khusrau

13. Who among the following is known as the 'Father of Hindi Khari Boli'?

Amir Khusrau
Malik Muhammad Jaisi
Kabir
Abdur Rahim-Khan-e-Khanan

14. The savant of both language 'Hindi and Persian' was

Akbar
Tansen
Amir Khusrau
Bairam Khan

15. Who was the author of Tabaqat-i- Nasiri?

Shaikh Jamaluddin
Al-Biruni
Minhaz-us-Siraj
Ziyauddin Barani

16. Which among the following lang- uages was patronised by Sultans of Delhi?

Arabic
Turki
Persian
Urdu

17. The term 'Apabhramsa' was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote

Outcasts among the Rajputs
Deviations from Vedic rituals
Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
Non-Sanskrit verse metres

18. Which among the following musical instruments is the finest example of Hindu-Muslim harmony in musical instruments?

Veena
Dholak
Sarangi
Sitar

19. 'Tabla' was introduced by

Adil Shah
Amir Khusrau
Tansen
Baiju Bawara

20. Who among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music?

Jayachandra Gahadavala
Prithviraj Chauhan
Rana Kumbha
Man Singh

21. The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoirs, was

Iltutmish
Balban
Alauddin Khalji
Firuz Tughluq