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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Tulsidas composed the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi during Akbar's reign. 2. Jayadeva's Gitagovinda is a Sanskrit lyric poem on the love of Krishna and Radha. 3. Khaliq Bari is a securely settled work of the 13th-14th century Amir Khusrau. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the corpus states that Tulsidas composed Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi during Akbar's reign. Statement 2 is correct: Britannica describes Gitagovinda as a Sanskrit lyric poem by the 12th-century poet Jayadeva about Krishna and Radha. Statement 3 is incorrect: the corpus cautions that Khaliq Bari was probably by a later poet of the same name, so the attribution to Amir Khusrau is not settled.
Q2Consider the following statements about Mandu: 1. Mandu is located in present-day Madhya Pradesh. 2. It was the capital of the Malwa Sultanate. 3. Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal, Jama Masjid and the tomb of Hoshang Shah are among its notable structures. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because Mandu is located in present-day Madhya Pradesh, not Rajasthan. Statement 2 is correct because it was the capital of the Malwa Sultanate. Statement 3 is correct because Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal, Jama Masjid and the tomb of Hoshang Shah are listed as notable structures of Mandu.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in memory of Mumtaz Mahal. 2. Construction of the Taj Mahal started in 1632 AD and the main mausoleum was completed in 1648 AD. 3. The Taj Mahal was built by Akbar to commemorate the conquest of Gujarat. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: UNESCO states that Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal, with construction starting in 1632 and completed in 1648 for the main mausoleum. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Gujarat-victory association belongs to Buland Darwaza in the corpus, not to the Taj Mahal.
Q4The Mughal painting style reached its peak under:
Though Akbar established Mughal painting workshops, the art reached its zenith under Jahangir who had a keen eye for art. He could identify individual artists' work. Under him, paintings became more naturalistic with individual portraits, animals, and nature studies.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Humayun's Tomb is dated by UNESCO to 1570. 2. Humayun's Tomb was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. 3. UNESCO describes Humayun's Tomb as a charbagh garden-tomb with pools joined by channels. 4. Humayun's Tomb was built by Sher Shah Suri as a Sur imperial fort. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. UNESCO dates the tomb to 1570, identifies it as the first garden-tomb on the subcontinent, and describes its charbagh layout. Statement 4 is false: the cited material connects it with Mughal patronage under Akbar, not Sher Shah Suri or a fort.
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6Consider the following statements about Alai Darwaza and Jaunpur architecture: 1. Alai Darwaza was built by Alauddin Khalji in 1311 CE. 2. Alai Darwaza is described as the southern entrance to the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. 3. The Jaunpur style at Atala Masjid features an imposing screen wall or pylon with battered sides. 4. The Jaunpur pylon feature is identified as a standard Mughal feature of the Taj Mahal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
71. Tulsidas composed Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi during Akbar's reign. 2. Akbar commissioned the Hamzanama, described in the corpus as consisting of 1,400 large paintings. 3. Akbar brought the Persian painters Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd-us-Samad to India. 4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal at Agra between 1632 and 1653 in memory of Mumtaz Mahal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about Indian painting and art traditions: 1. Basohli painting is associated with intense primary colours, thick angular lines, large lotus-petal eyes, and use of beetle-wing pieces in jewellery depictions. 2. Kishangarh painting is famous for Bani Thani, painted by Nihal Chand and identified as Radha. 3. Gandhara art shows Greco-Roman influence on Buddhist subjects, including Greek-style drapery and wavy hair. 4. Mathura art under the Kushans used chloritic schist and showed Buddha with Greek-style musculature. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. Baburnama was written by Babur in Chagatai Turkish. 2. Ain-i-Akbari is the third volume of Abul Fazl's Akbarnama. 3. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri was completed in 1259 during Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud's reign. 4. Tughlaqnama was written by Amir Khusrau and describes the rise of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about medieval literature and painting: 1. Kalhan's Rajatarangini is a chronicle of Kashmir's kings. 2. Jayadeva composed the Gita Govinda in the court of King Lakshmanasena. 3. Abul Hasan was given the title Nadir-uz-Zaman by Akbar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11The Arab traders dominated Indian Ocean trade from approximately which century?
121. Amir Khusrau was called Tuti-i-Hind for his mastery over Persian and Hindavi poetry and music. 2. Amir Khusrau was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya and served under Delhi Sultans including Alauddin Khalji. 3. Amir Khusrau is credited in the corpus with introducing qawwali as a musical form. 4. Tansen was originally at Shah Jahan's court before joining Akbar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. Tulsidas composed Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi during Akbar's reign. 2. Akbar commissioned the Hamzanama, consisting of 1,400 large paintings. 3. Akbar brought Persian painters Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd-us-Samad to India. 4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal at Agra between 1632 and 1653 in memory of Mumtaz Mahal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Which medieval Indian trade route connected the western coast ports with the hinterland through the Western Ghats?
15Consider the following statements: 1. The Bijapur Deccan school flourished under Ibrahim Adil Shah II, who was known as Jagadguru. 2. The Golconda school under the Qutb Shahis was the direct precursor of the Hyderabadi school. 3. Humayun's Tomb was constructed earlier than Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri. 4. The Taj Mahal was completed before the Red Fort at Delhi was finished. Which of the statements given above are correct?