Delhi Sultanate: Literature– Old Year Questions and Answers

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

(a) Hasan Nizami
(b) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Shams-e-Siraj Afi f

[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010]

 

2. Amir Khusrau was born in :

(a) Agra
(b) Barabanki
(c) Etah
(d) Etawah

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]\

 

3. Amir Khusrau, the “Parrot of India,” was born at

(a) Patti
(b) Patli
(c) Patiyali
(d) Patiala

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

 

4. Who among the following called himself the ‘Parrot of India’?

(a) Qutban
(b) Usman
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d) Amir Hasan

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

 

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

(a) Braj Bhasha
(b) Awadhi
(c) Khari Boli
(d) Bhojpuri

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

 

6. Who among the following was the first Persian poet to depict the Indian environment in his poetry?

(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Amir-Hasan
(c) Abu Talib Kaleem
(d) Faizi

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

 

7. Who among the following witnessed the reign of the Seven Sultans of Delhi?

(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(c) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
(d) None of the above

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

 

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

(a) Nawab Asafuddaula
(b) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(c) Muhammad Shah ‘Rangila’
(d) Qutbuddin Aybak

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

 

9. The famous poet Amir Khusrau lived at the court of :

(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(d) Qutbuddin Aybak

[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

 

10. Amir Khusrau was the court poet of :

(a) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Humayun

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

 

11. ‘Amir Khusrau’ was associated with whose reign among the following?

(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Firuz Shah Tughluq

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

 

Q 12. Amir Khusrau was a –

(a) Poet
(b) Historian
(c) Musician
(d) all the above

[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

 

13. The Father of the new Persian poetry style “Sabak-e-Hindi or Hindustani style was :

(a) Ziyauddin Barani
(b) Afiq
(c) Isami
(d) Amir Khusrau

[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]

 

14. Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of Hindi Khari Boli?

(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Malik Muhammad Jaisi
(c) Kabir
(d) Abdur Rahim-Khan-e-Khanan

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

 

15. The savant of both languages “Hindi and Persian” was –

(a) Akbar
(b) Tansen
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d) Bairam Khan

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

 

Q 16. 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?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

[I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

 

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

(a) Shaikh Jamaluddin
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Minhaz-us-Siraj
(d) Ziyauddin Barani

[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

 

18. The earliest description of Bakhtiyar Khalji’s invasion of Bihar is in

(a) Tarikh-i-Hind
(b) Tabaqat-i Nasiri
(c) Tuj-ul Maasir
(d) Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

[64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

 

19. Consider the following text and arrange them in chronological order:
1. Fatawa-i-Jahandari
2. Prithviraj-Raso
3. Kitab-ul-Hind
4. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:

(a) 2, 3, 4, 1
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 3, 2, 4, 1

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

 

20. Which among the following languages was patronized by the Sultans of Delhi?

(a) Arabic
(b) Turki
(c) Persian
(d) Urdu

[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1994]

 

21. The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote :

(a) Outcasts among the Rajputs
(b) Deviations from Vedic rituals
(c) Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
(d) Non-Sanskrit verse meters

[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

 

22. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 List- I                        List- II

A. Ziyauddin Barani 1. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
B. Hasan Nizami 2. Tabqat-i-Nasiri
C. Minhaj-i-Siraj 3. Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi
D. Yahia-bin-Ahmad 4. Taj-ul-Maasir

Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 5 1
(c) 5 3 4 2
(d) 3 4 2 1

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

 

23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.

 List–I                                                        List-II

A. Taj-ul-Masir  1. Ziauddin Barani
B. Khazain-ul-Futuh 2. Hasan Nizami
C. Tarikh-e-Mubarakashahi 3. Amir Khusro
D. Fatwa-a-Jahandari 4. Yahia bin Ahmad Sarhindi

Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 3 4 2

[U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

 

24. Who is the author of “Tarikh-i-Firujshahi”?

(a) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
(b) Ziauddin Barani
(c) Khwaja Abdul Samad Isami
(d) Sirajuddin Ali Yazdi

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

 

25. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 List- I                                            List- II

A. Tarikh-e-hind 1. Ibn Battuta
B. Tarikh-i-Delhi 2. Minhaj
C. Rihla 3. Al-Biruni
D. Tabqat-i-Nasiri 4. Khusrau

Code:
A B C D

(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 2 3 1

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

 

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

(a) Veena
(b) Dholak
(c) Sarangi
(d) Sitar

[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999]

 

27. ‘Tabla’ was introduced by :

(a) Adil Shah
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Tansen
(d) Baiju Bawara

[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]

 

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

(a) Jayachandra Gahadavala
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan
(c) Rana Kumbha
(d) Man Singh

[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

 

29. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Name  Text (Music)
(a) Pandit Bhavbhatta  Sangeetraja
(b) Ustad Chand Khan Ragachandrika
(c) Pundrik Vitala  Raagmala
(d) Kumbha  Ragakalpadrum

[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]

 

30. The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoirs, was :

(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firuz Tughluq

[U.P. P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]