About the Topic: Medieval Indian Poets is an important topic covering renowned poets, literary works, regional languages and cultural contributions during the Medieval period. Practice MCQ Questions with answers and detailed explanations for UPSC preparation.
Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by :
Correct Answer:
(C) Raskhan
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Raskhan was a poet and the follower of Lord Krishna born around 1548 A.D. His real name was Sayyad Ibrahim. ‘Prem Vatika’ is a poetry text written in Braj language by Raskhan. He depicted the life of Krishna in this text. ‘Sujan Raskhan’ is also one of the famous texts written by Raskhan.
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The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote :
Correct Answer:
(C) Early forms of come of the modern Indian languages
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Various forms of Sanskrit spoken by people was termed ‘Apabhramsa’. The term “Apabhramsa” was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote early forms of some of the modern Indian Languages. Scholars have opined that different Hindi dialects of northern India and Kashmiri, Punjabi, Sindhi, Nepali, Shauryaseni and Marathi etc. are developed from Apabhramsa.
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Who of the following is not associated with the Bhakti Movement ‘?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Amir Khusrau
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The full name of Amir Khusrau was Abdul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusrau. He was a great poet and scholar of his time. He was not related to the Bhakti movement. Qiran-us-Sadain, Miftah-ul-Futuh, Nuh Sipihr, Ashiqa, Tughluq Nama and Khazain-ul-Futuh are some of the main texts composed by him. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu founded Madhyagauriya sect. Guru Nanak was born in a Khatri family in Punjab. He imagined the shapeless form of God. Vallabhacharya was the second saint of Krishnamargi branch.
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In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
Correct Answer:
(B) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan.
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Abdul Hamid Lahori was an official historian during the reign of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book ‘Padshah Nama’ also known as ‘Badshah Nama,’ the history of Shah Jahan. He joined the court of Shah Jahan as a traveller.
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The poet heart King, who wrote praising verses for Lord Krishna under the name of Nagri Das was –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Raja Sawant Singh
Nagri Das (Servant of Radha) was the nickname of Raja Sawant Singh (17th-18th century) of Kishangarh state, Ajmer. He wrote many verses in praise of Lord Krishna. The rulers of Kishangarh patronized the Nimbarka sect.
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Who among these was famous for Telugu translation?
1. Kamban 2. Kuttan
3. Nannaya 4. Tikkana
Choose the answer from the codes :
Correct Answer:
(C) only 3, 4
Nannaya, Tikkana and Yerrapragada came to be known as the Kavi Traya meaning the trinity of poets or the three great poets. This Trinity translated the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Telugu during the period of 11th to 14th century.
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Musicians like Tansen, Baiju Bawra and Gopal Nayak had received training from the master Swami Haridas. How many music worship centres have been set up by the followers of Swami Haridas?
Correct Answer:
(A) 5
Swami Haridas was a spiritual poet and classical musician credited with a large body of devotional compositions, especially in the Dhrupad style. He was also the founder of Haridasi school of mysticism, still found today in North India. His followers built 5 worship training centres (ashrams). These are- Sri Banke Bihariji, Nidhivan, Temple of Gorelal, Sri Rasik Bihari and Thatti Khana.