Medieval Art, Architecture & Literature MCQ — 148 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

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.

Explanation

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.

Explanation

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.

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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.

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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.