MCQ on Delhi Sultanate Literature

Question 1. Amir Khusrau, the ‘Parrot of India’ was born at_________.

(A) Patiala

(B) Patiali

(C) Patli

(D) Patti

Question 2. Who among the following called himself the ‘Parrot of India’?

(A) Amir Hasan

(B) Amir Khusrau

(C) Usman

(D) Qutban

Question 3.Who was the famous author of Kitab-ul-Hind?

(A) Shams-e-Siraj Afif

(B) Al-Biruni

(C) Minhaj-us-Siraj

(D) Hasan Nizami

Question 4. Amir Khusrau was born in________.

(A) Etawah

(B) Etah

(C) Barabanki

(D) Agra

Question 5. Amir Khusrau played a pioneering role in the development of________.

(A) Bhojpuri

(B) Khari Boli

(C) Awadhi

(D) Braj Bhasha

Question 6. Who among the following witnessed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi? 

(A) Both (A) and (B)

(B) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti

(C) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

(D) Amir Khusrau

Question 7. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak

(B) Muhammad Shah ‘Rangila’

(C) Ghiyasuddin Balban

(D) Nawab Asafuddaula

Question 8. The famous poet Amir Khusrau lived at the court of________.

(A) Qutbuddin Aibak

(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(C) Iltutmish

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 9. Amir Khusrau was court poet of________.

(A) Humayun

(B) Sher Shah Suri

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

Question 10. ‘Amir Khusrau’ was associated with whose reign among the following?

(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq

(B) Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 11. Amir Khusrau was a________.

(A)  Poet

(B) Musician

(C) Historian

(D)  All of these

Question 12. Father of new Persian poetry style ‘Sabak-e-Hindi’ or Hindustani style was________.

(A) Amir Khusrau

(B) Isami

(C) Afiq

(D) Ziyauddin Barani

Question 13. Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of Hindi Khari Boli’?

(A) Abdur Rahim-Khan-e-Khanan

(B) Kabir

(C) Malik Muhammad Jaisi

(D) Amir Khusrau

Question 14. The savant of both language ‘Hindi and Persian’ was________.

(A) Bairam Khan

(B) Amir Khusrau

(C) Tansen

(D) Akbar

Question 15. Who was the author of Tabaqat-iNasiri? 

(A) Ziyauddin Barani

(B) Minhaz-us-Siraj

(C) Al-Biruni

(D) Shaikh Jamaluddin

Question 16. Which among the following languages was patronised by Sultans of Delhi? 

(A) Urdu

(B) Persian

(C) Turki

(D) Arabic

Question 17. The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote________.

(A) Non-Sanskrit verse metres

(B) Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages

(C) Deviations from Vedic rituals

(D) Outcasts among the Rajputs

Question 18. Which among the following musical instruments is the finest example of Hindu-Muslim harmony in musical instruments?

(A) Sitar

(B) Sarangi

(C) Dholak

(D) Veena

Question 19. ‘Tabla’ was introduced by________.

(A) Baiju Bawara

(B) Tansen

(C) Amir Khusrau

(D) Adil Shah

Question 20. Who among the following Rajput rulers is known to have written a book on music?

(A) Man Singh

(B) Rana Kumbha

(C) Prithviraj Chauhan

(D) Jayachandra Gahadavala

Question 21. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

(A) Kumbha Ragakalpadrum

(B) Pundrik Vitala Raagmala

(C) Ustad Chand Khan Ragachandrika

(D) Pandit Bhavbhatt Sangeetraj

Question 22. 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) Both 1 and 2

(B) Neither 1 nor 2

(C)  Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 23. The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoirs, was________.

(A) Firuz Tughluq

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Balban

(D) Iltutmish

Question 24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. 

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