91. The tradition of ‘Malfuz’ writing in India was introduced by:
(a) Hasan Sijzi
(b) Amir Khusru
(c) Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khana
(d) Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
Answer:
(a) Hasan Sijzi
Explanation:
Amir Hasan Sijzi is credited with introducing the genre of ‘Malfuzat’ (compilations of the spoken sayings and discourses of a Sufi saint) in India when he compiled Fawa’id-ul-Fu’ad , a record of the teachings of Nizamuddin Auliya.
92. The Sanskrit Manuscripts translated from Sanskrit to Persian under the patronage of Tughlaq Sultan Firoz Shah was :
(a) Rasayal-i-Firuzshahi
(b) Dalayal-i-Firuzshahi
(c) Fazayal-i-Firuzshahi
(d) Haqayaq-i-Firuzshahi
Answer:
(b) Dalayal-i-Firuzshahi
Explanation:
After capturing the Jwalamukhi temple in Kangra, Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq acquired numerous Sanskrit manuscripts on science, astronomy, and music, and ordered them to be translated into Persian under the title Dalail-i-Firuz Shahi
93. ‘Adhai Din ka Jhonpara’ at Ajmer was built by:
(a) Qutbuddin Aibek
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer:
(a) Qutbuddin Aibek
Explanation:
The ‘Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra’ is a massive, historic mosque in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It was commissioned by Qutb-ud-Din-Aibak, the first Sultan of Delhi, in 1192 CE.
94. The first great exponent of the Bhakti Cult was :
(a) Ramanuja
(b) Ramanand
(c) Namadeva
(d) Kabir
Answer:
(a) Ramanuja
Explanation:
The 11th-century philosopher and theologian Sri Ramanujacharya is widely recognized historically as the earliest great philosophical exponent and pioneer of the devotional Bhakti movement tradition.
95. Guru Nanak was born in :
(a) Peshawar
(b) Lahore
(c) Talwandi
(d) Kabul
Answer:
(c) Talwandi
Explanation:
Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, was born in 1469 in the village of Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, which is today known as Nankana Sahib, located near Lahore in present-day Pakistan.
