Delhi Sultanate : Literature

Delhi Sultanate: Literature MCQs

1. Amir Khusrau, the 'Parrot of India' was born at [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

(A) Patti

(B) Patli

(C) Patiali

(D) Patiala

Correct Answer: (C) Patiali

2. Who among the following called himself the 'Parrot of India'? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

(A) Qutban

(B) Usman

(C) Amir Khusrau

(D) Amir Hasan

Correct Answer: (C) Amir Khusrau

3. Who was the famous author of Kitab-ul-Hind? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]

(A) Hasan Nizami

(B) Minhaj-us-Siraj

(C) Al-Biruni

(D) Shams-e-Siraj Afif

Correct Answer: (C) Al-Biruni

4. Amir Khusrau was born in [UPPCS (Pre) 2003]

(A) Agra

(B) Barabanki

(C) Etah

(D) Etawah

Correct Answer: (C) Etah

5. Amir Khusrau played a pioneering role in the development of [UPPCS (Pre) 2002, 08]

(A) Braj Bhasha

(B) Awadhi

(C) Khari Boli

(D) Bhojpuri

Correct Answer: (C) Khari Boli

6. Who among the following witnessed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi? [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

(A) Amir Khusrau

(B) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

(C) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti

(D) Both (A) and (B)

Correct Answer: (D) Both (A) and (B)

7. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2004]

(A) Nawab Asafuddaula

(B) Ghiyasuddin Balban

(C) Muhammad Shah 'Rangila'

(D) Qutbuddin Aibak

Correct Answer: (B) Ghiyasuddin Balban

8. The famous poet Amir Khusrau lived at the court of [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2002]

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Qutbuddin Aibak

Correct Answer: (A) Alauddin Khalji

9. Amir Khusrau was court poet of [UPPCS (Pre) 1995]

(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Sher Shah Suri

(D) Humayun

Correct Answer: (B) Alauddin Khalji

10. 'Amir Khusrau' was associated with whose reign among the following? [MPPCS (Pre) 2012]

(A) Alauddin Khalji

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Ibrahim Lodi

(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq

Correct Answer: (A) Alauddin Khalji

11. Amir Khusrau was a [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]

(A) Poet

(B) Historian

(C) Musician

(D) All of these

Correct Answer: (D) All of these

12. Father of new Persian poetry style 'Sabak-e-Hindi' or Hindustani style was [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Ziyauddin Barani

(B) Afiq

(C) Isami

(D) Amir Khusrau

Correct Answer: (D) Amir Khusrau

13. Who among the following is known as the 'Father of Hindi Khari Boli'? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]

(A) Amir Khusrau

(B) Malik Muhammad Jaisi

(C) Kabir

(D) Abdur Rahim-Khan-e-Khanan

Correct Answer: (A) Amir Khusrau

14. The savant of both language 'Hindi and Persian' was [UPPCS (Pre) 1990]

(A) Akbar

(B) Tansen

(C) Amir Khusrau

(D) Bairam Khan

Correct Answer: (C) Amir Khusrau

15. Who was the author of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri? [42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]

(A) Shaikh Jamaluddin

(B) Al-Biruni

(C) Minhaz-us-Siraj

(D) Ziyauddin Barani

Correct Answer: (C) Minhaz-us-Siraj

16. Which among the following languages was patronised by Sultans of Delhi? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1994]

(A) Arabic

(B) Turki

(C) Persian

(D) Urdu

Correct Answer: (C) Persian

17. The term 'Apabhramsa' was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote [IAS (Pre) 1996]

(A) Outcasts among the Rajputs

(B) Deviations from Vedic rituals

(C) Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages

(D) Non-Sanskrit verse metres

Correct Answer: (C) Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages

18. Which among the following musical instruments is the finest example of Hindu-Muslim harmony in musical instruments? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Veena

(B) Dholak

(C) Sarangi

(D) Sitar

Correct Answer: (D) Sitar

19. 'Tabla' was introduced by [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2018, UPPCS (Pre) 2009]

(A) Adil Shah

(B) Amir Khusrau

(C) Tansen

(D) Baiju Bawara

Correct Answer: (B) Amir Khusrau

20. Who among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music? [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]

(A) Jayachandra Gahadavala

(B) Prithviraj Chauhan

(C) Rana Kumbha

(D) Man Singh

Correct Answer: (C) Rana Kumbha

21. The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoirs, was [UPPCS(Pre) 2008]

(A) Iltutmish

(B) Balban

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Firuz Tughluq

Correct Answer: (D) Firuz Tughluq

22. Which of the following pair is correctly matched? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2016]

Name Text (Music)

(A) Pandit Bhavbhatt - Sangeetraj

(B) Ustad Chand Khan - Ragachandrika

(C) Pundrik Vitala - Raagmala

(D) Kumbha - Ragakalpadrum

Correct Answer: (D) Kumbha - Ragakalpadrum

23. Consider the following statements.

1. Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.

2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawwali.

Which of these statements is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2003]

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]

List-I

(a) Ziyauddin Barani

(b) Hasan Nizami

(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj

(d) Yahia-hin-Ahmad

List-II

1. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi

2. Tabqat-i-Nasiri

3. Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi

4. Taj-ul-Maasir

5. Tabaqat-i-Akbari

Code

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 3 4 5 1

(C) 5 3 4 1

(D) 3 4 2 1

Correct Answer: (D) 3 4 2 1

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]

List-I

(a) Tarikh-e-Hind

(b) Tarikh-e-Delhi

(c) Rihla

(d) Tabqat-e-Nasiri

List-II

1. Ibn Battuta

2. Minhaz

3. Al-Biruni

4. Khusrau

Code

(A) 1 3 2 4

(B) 2 1 4 3

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 4 2 3 1

Correct Answer: (C) 3 4 1 2