Poet/Author and their Works (Madhya Pradesh)– Old Year Questions and Answers

1. Who said that “Victory of Mandu was the key to Victory of South”?

(a) Malik Kafur
(b) Sheetal Dev
(c) Ainul Mulk Multani
(d) Amir Khusro

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

 

2. Who composed the song ‘Zara Yaad Karo Kurbani”?

(a) Javed Akhtar
(b) Pradeep
(c) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(d) Raghupati Sahay ‘Firaq’

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

 

3. Which literary figure is not associated with Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Dharamvir Bharti
(b) Sharad Joshi
(c) Prabhakar Machwe
(d) Harishankar Parsai

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

 

4. Bhawani Prasad Mishra’s birth place was

(a) Sagar
(b) Ujjain
(c) Indore
(d) Hoshangabad

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

 

5. Which of the following Sanskrit poets does not belong to Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Kalhan
(b) Bhavabhuti
(c) Mandan Misra
(d) Kalidas

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

 

6. In which work of Kalidas the beauty of Amarkantak has been depicted?

(a) Kumarasambhavam
(b) Shakuntalam
(c) Meghdootam
(d) Ritusamhara

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

 

7. Which is the Highest Award given by the Madhya Pradesh Government to sports coaches mentioned below?

(a) Dronacharya Award
(b) Vikram Award
(c) Ekalavya Award
(d) Vishwamitra Award

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

 

8. Which of the following singers was not born in Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Tansen
(b) Ustad Alauddin Khan
(c) Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan
(d) Lata Mangeshkar

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

 

9. At which of the following places was Habib Tanvir born?

(a) Raipur
(b) Jhabua
(c) Indore
(d) Ratlam

[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]