1. Who is known as the “Parrot of India” (Tuti-i-Hind)?
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Abul Fazl
C. Kalhana
D. Tulsidas
Answer: A. Amir Khusrau
2. Amir Khusrau was a court poet of:
A. Akbar
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Babur
D. Sher Shah Suri
Answer: B. Alauddin Khilji
3. Which musical instrument is traditionally associated with Amir Khusrau?
A. Veena
B. Sarod
C. Sitar
D. Santoor
Answer: C. Sitar
4. Amir Khusrau is credited with the development of which musical style?
A. Dhrupad
B. Khayal
C. Qawwali
D. Thumri
Answer: C. Qawwali
5. Who wrote the famous historical work Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi?
A. Ziauddin Barani
B. Badauni
C. Abul Fazl
D. Kalhana
Answer: A. Ziauddin Barani
6. Ziauddin Barani was associated with which Delhi Sultanate ruler?
A. Iltutmish
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
7. Which work of Ziauddin Barani discusses political ideals and governance?
A. Ain-i-Akbari
B. Fatwa-i-Jahandari
C. Baburnama
D. Rajatarangini
Answer: B. Fatwa-i-Jahandari
8. Who was the author of Akbarnama?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Badauni
C. Amir Khusrau
D. Faizi
Answer: A. Abul Fazl
9. Ain-i-Akbari was written by:
A. Kalhana
B. Abul Fazl
C. Tulsidas
D. Surdas
Answer: B. Abul Fazl
10. Abul Fazl was one of the Navaratnas in the court of:
A. Jahangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Babur
Answer: C. Akbar
11. Who wrote Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh?
A. Badauni
B. Barani
C. Abul Fazl
D. Amir Khusrau
Answer: A. Badauni
12. Badauni is best known for his criticism of the religious policies of:
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Akbar
13. Who wrote Rajatarangini?
A. Kalhana
B. Bilhana
C. Tulsidas
D. Surdas
Answer: A. Kalhana
14. Rajatarangini is a history of:
A. Delhi
B. Bengal
C. Kashmir
D. Gujarat
Answer: C. Kashmir
15. In which language was Rajatarangini written?
A. Persian
B. Sanskrit
C. Hindi
D. Pali
Answer: B. Sanskrit
16. Who composed the Ramcharitmanas?
A. Kabir
B. Surdas
C. Tulsidas
D. Mirabai
Answer: C. Tulsidas
17. The Ramcharitmanas is written in:
A. Persian
B. Awadhi
C. Sanskrit
D. Braj Bhasha
Answer: B. Awadhi
18. Tulsidas was a devotee of:
A. Krishna
B. Shiva
C. Rama
D. Vishnu in the form of Narasimha
Answer: C. Rama
19. Which of the following works was written by Tulsidas?
A. Vinaya Patrika
B. Ain-i-Akbari
C. Rajatarangini
D. Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
Answer: A. Vinaya Patrika
20. Who composed the Sursagar?
A. Kabir
B. Tulsidas
C. Surdas
D. Jayadeva
Answer: C. Surdas
21. Surdas is best known as a devotee of:
A. Rama
B. Krishna
C. Shiva
D. Buddha
Answer: B. Krishna
22. Surdas mainly composed his devotional poetry in:
A. Awadhi
B. Persian
C. Braj Bhasha
D. Sanskrit
Answer: C. Braj Bhasha
23. Which pair is correctly matched?
A. Abul Fazl — Akbarnama
B. Kalhana — Ain-i-Akbari
C. Tulsidas — Rajatarangini
D. Barani — Ramcharitmanas
Answer: A. Abul Fazl — Akbarnama
24. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
A. Amir Khusrau — Qawwali
B. Kalhana — Rajatarangini
C. Surdas — Sursagar
D. Badauni — Akbarnama
Answer: D. Badauni — Akbarnama
25. Which of the following writers belonged to the Mughal court of Akbar?
A. Abul Fazl and Badauni
B. Kalhana and Tulsidas
C. Amir Khusrau and Barani
D. Surdas and Kabir
Answer: A. Abul Fazl and Badauni