Mughal Literature

Total Questions: 31

21. Delhi's education centre which was known as 'Madarsa- e-Begum was established by whom ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

Correct Answer: (b) Maham Anaga
Solution:Maham Anaga built 'Khairul Manzil mosque in Mughal architecture. Later, it served as a Madarsa and now stands opposite to Purana Qila, Delhi. Today, it is also known as "Madarsa-e-Begum.

22. The mosque-the Khayr-ul-manzil opposite to the Purana Qila in Delhi was constructed by whom ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (d) Maham Anaga
Solution:Maham Anaga built 'Khairul Manzil mosque in Mughal architecture. Later, it served as a Madarsa and now stands opposite to Purana Qila, Delhi. Today, it is also known as "Madarsa-e-Begum.

23. Who among the following had translated "Hitopadesha into Persian ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) Tajul Mali
Solution:Hitopadesha is a collection of Sanskrit fables in prose and verse. It was translated into Persian by "Taj-ul-Din Mufti- al-Maliki" and named it "Mufarrih-al-Qubal.

24. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer by using the co des given below the lists : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]

AuthorWork
A. Hasan Nizami1. Alamgir Nama
B. Khwandamir2. Nushkha-i-Dilkusha
C. Muhammad Qazim3. Humayun Nama
D. Bhim Sen4. Tazul Maasir

Code :

ABCD
(a)4312
(b)3241
(c)2431
(d)1324
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :
List-IList-II
A. Hasan Nizami1. Tazul Maasir
B. Khwandamir2. Humayun Nama
C. Muhammad Qazim3. Alamgir Nama
D. Bhim Sen4. Nushkha-i-Dilkusha

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

List-IList-II
A. Mulla Daud1. Chandayan
B. Damodar Kavi2. Ashiqa
C. Somnath3. Padmavati Katha
D. Amir Khusro4. Rag Vibodh

Code :

ABCD
(a)1324
(b)1342
(c)2413
(d)1234
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correctly matched list of medieval writers and their works is as follows -
List-IList-II
A. Mulla Daud1. Chandayan
B. Damodar Kavi2. Padmavati Katha
C. Somnath3. Rag Vibodh
D. Amir Khusro4. Ashiqa

26. Match the names of books with that of the authors, and choose your answer from the codes given below : [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]

BooksAuthors
A. Alamgir Nama(i) Muitamad Khan
B. Tabaqat-i-Akbari(ii) Munshi Mohd. Qazim
C. Chahar Chaman(iii) Chandrabhan Barahman
D. Iqbal Nama-Jahangiri(iv) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Code :

ABCD
(a)iiiiivii
(b)iiiiiiiv
(c)iviiiiii
(d)iiiviiii
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:
List-IList-II
A. Alamgir Nama(i) Munshi Mohd. Qazim
B. Tabaqat-i-Akbari(ii) Nizamuddin Ahmad
C. Chahar Chaman(iii) Chandrabhan Barahman
D. Iqbal Nama-Jahangiri(iv) Muitamad Khan

27. Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari ? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Nizam-ud-din Ahmed
Solution:Khwaja Nizamudin Ahmed composed "Tabakat-i-Akbari" which is also known as Tarikh-i-Nizami.

28. Tabaqat-i-Akbari, which has been sometimes considered more reliable than Abul Fazl's Akbarnama, was written by [68ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) Nizamuddin Ahmad
Solution:Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari. Gulbadan Begum wrote Humayun-Nama while Abdul Hamid Lahori wrote Padshahnama.

29. Which of the following Muslim scholars has most significant contribution in Hindi literature ? [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (c) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
Solution:The successful administration policy of tolerance and balanced attitude of Akbar provided such an opportunity for Hindi, to grow that his reign is called the golden era of Hindi poetry.

Both Hindu and Muslims had equal rights on Hindi. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana was a master in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Hindi and Rajasthani languages. "Rahim Satsai" is his famous collection of couplets.

30. In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori ? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]

Correct Answer: (c) An important noble and confident of Aurangzeb.
Solution:Abdul Hamid Lahori was an official historian during the reign of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book 'Padshahnama" also known as 'Badshahnama, the history of Shah Jahan. He joined the court of Shah Jahan as a traveller.