Sources of Rajasthan History MCQ — 142 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because Vamsh Bhaskar is associated with Suryamall Mishran, while Muhnot Nainsi wrote Nainsi ri Khyat and Marwar ra Pargana ri Vigat. Statement 4 is incorrect because Vir Vinod was written by Kaviraj Shyamaldas, not Tod.

Explanation

Colonel James Tod (1782-1835), a British officer who served as Political Agent for the Western Rajput States, wrote 'Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan' (published 1829-1832). It remains one of the most comprehensive accounts of Rajput history, traditions, and customs, though some of its claims are considered romanticized.

Explanation

Dingal is the old western Rajasthani/Marwari literary language used especially in Charan heroic poetry. Pingal denotes the Braj-influenced/eastern Rajasthani poetic tradition. Therefore, option B gives the correct distinction.

Explanation

All three statements are correct. The corpus identifies Nainsi as the Diwan of Maharaja Jaswant Singh, attributes Nainsi ri Khyat and Marwar ra Pargana ri Vigat to him, and states that Marwar ra Pargana ri Vigat is called the Gazetteer of Rajasthan.

Explanation

Prithviraj Raso is traditionally attributed to Chand Bardai, the court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan III. It is considered one of the earliest major works in the Hindi literary tradition, though its present text is treated by scholars as composite.