Indian Literature | MCQs

Explanation

The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore  

Year	Image	Laureate	Country at the time of the award	Category	Comment
1913		Rabindranath Tagore	British India	Literature	First Asian and Indian Nobel laureate

ND5-5-2023

Explanation

Tehzeeb-ul-Ikhlaq was a journal published by the Muslim reformer Sir Syed Ahmed Khan between 1871 and 1897.

The journal published alternative Muslim perspectives, written in plain language.

It gave voice to the publisher's religious, social, and reforming opinions

Explanation

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan expressed his views on the 1857 uprising in his famous work Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind, where he analyzed the causes behind the rebellion.

In this journal, he argued that the revolt was a result of misunderstandings and mismanagement, emphasizing the need for social reforms and education for Muslims.

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 Amīr Khusrau was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet, and scholar

The Full name of Amīr Khusrau : Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn K͟husrau

Khusrau is credited for the invention of the sitar.

Amīr Khusrau lived under the Delhi Sultanate. 

Amīr Khusrau  Born: 1253, Patiyali

Amīr Khusrau  Died: on October 1325, in Delhi, India

The Place of burial of Amīr Khusrau: Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, New Delhi, India

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Baba Farid is the first Punjabi poet.

Allama Iqbal is the National poet of Pakistan

Hassan Bin Sabit was the first poet of Islam

ND2023-2-12

Explanation

Baba Farīd or Fariduddin Masud was born in 1188 (573 AH) in Kothewal

 He was a Sunni Muslim and was one of the founding fathers of the Chishti Sufi order.

The Shrine of Baba Farid is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Pakistan

Baba Fareed Shaker Ganj' was the first poet of: Punjabi

ND17-1-2023

Explanation

Maulana  Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian scholar and the senior Muslim leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement.

Explanation

Anandamath is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. 

Country India

Language Bengali