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The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was
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Answer: Option A
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Malik Muhammad Jayasi was the first Indian Hindi Scholar. Malik Muhammad Jayasi (died 1542) was an Indian Sufi poet and pir. He wrote in the Awadhi language, and in the Persian Nastaʿlīq script. His best known work is the epic poem Padmavat.
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Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
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Answer: Option A
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Humayun ascended the throne in 1530 and in 1533 founded a new city, Din Panah, on the bank of the Yamuna River. Sher Shah, who overthrew Humayun in 1540, razed Din Panah to the ground and built his new capital, the Sher Shahi, now known as Purana Qila fort, in southeastern Delhi.
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Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?
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Answer: Option C
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Hasan Nizami was a Persian language poet and historian, who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries. He migrated from Nishapur to Delhi in India, where he wrote Tajul-Ma'asir, the first official history of the Delhi Sultanate.
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Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast?
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Answer: Option A
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Nizamuddin was most unperturbed and said, "Hunuz Dilli door ast"- Which means Delhi is yet very far away!
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During the reign of which ruler use of Halo or Divine Lights were started in paintings?
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Answer: Option C
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Jahangir, Akbar's son, continued to produce manuscript in this style, a halo because of the belief that they were special beings touched by divinity who radiated the light of Allah.
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Humayun Nama was written by
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Answer: Option D
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Gulbadan Begum took the challenge and produced a document titled Ahwal Humayun Padshah Jamah Kardom Gulbadan Begum bint Babur Padshah amma Akbar Padshah. It came to be known as Humayun-nama. Gulbadan wrote in simple Persian without the erudite language used by better-known writers.
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Humayun's Tomb was built by
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Answer: Option B
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The tomb of Humayun was built by the orders of Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum). The construction began in 1565, nine years after his death, and completed in 1572 AD at a cost of 1.5 million ruppees at the time.
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Jantar Mantar is in
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Answer: Option A
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The Jantar Mantar monument in Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II.
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Assertion (A): The Sultans may not have been too eager to encourage large scale conversion.
Reason (R): The increasing conversion could lead to a loss of revenue, as jizya paying citizens to Islam
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Answer: Option C
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The increasing conversation could lead to a loss of revenue, as jizya paying citizens could cease to pay the tax on conversion to Islam.
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Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?
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Answer: Option A
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Maladhar Basu (c. 15th century) was a Bengali poet. He wrote Sri Krishna Vijaya (Triumph of Lord Krishna), the earliest Bengali narrative poem that can be assigned to a definite date. It is also the oldest Bengali narrative poem of Krishna legend. It was composed between 1473 and 1480. The long poem is a translation of the 10th and 11th cantos of the Bhagavata Purana; a part of Vishnu Purana and the story of Ramayana is also incorporated here. In the poem written in an early Bangla, Maladhar focuses on Krishna's divine life, with the 10th canto relating the legends of Krishna as a child, and his divine play with the gopis in Vrindavana. He was honoured by Rukunuddin Barbak Shah with the title 'Gunaraj Khan'.