THE GROWTH OF REGIONAL CULTURES

 Exercises:

A . Choose the correct option.

1. Court language during the Medieval Period was 

i) Urdu     

ii) Sanskrit

iii) Braj 

Iv)  Persian 

Ans: Persian.

2. Rajtarangini was written by  

i) Kalhan 

ii) Surdas 

iii) Chand Bardai 

iv) Abul Fazl 

Ans: Kalhan. 

3) Which language was patronized by the Chera rulers?

i) Urdu 

ii) Tamil 

iii) Telegu 

iv) Malayalam.

Ans: Malayalam. 

4) Ramayana was re- written in Tamil by 

i) Tikkanna 

ii) Nannaya 

iii) Kamban 

iv) Kalhan 

Ans: Kamban. 

5) Akbarnama was written by 

i) Kalhan 

ii) Surdas 

iii) Chand Bardai 

iv) Abul Fazl.

Ans: Abul Fazl.

6) Sursagar was written by Surdas in 

i) Hindi 

ii) Braj 

iii) Khari 

iv) Persian.

Ans: Braj. 

7. Kangra Style of paintings developed in 

i) northeast India

ii) south India

iii) western India 

iv) Foot hills of Himalayas.

Ans: Foot hills of Himalayas.

8. The style of paintings in which stones are used is 

i) Kangra Style 

ii) Mughal style 

iii) Rajput style 

iv) Tanjore style.

Ans: Tanjore style.

9. Tansen was the leading singer at the court of

i) Jahangir

ii) Akbar 

iii) Shah Jahan 

iv) Humanyun 

Ans: Akbar.

10) Haridasa and Purandaradasa were the two prominent exponents of 

i) Carnatic music

ii) Hindustani music