Miscellaneous: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Medieval History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Miscellaneous (Medieval History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1999Medieval History · Miscellaneous
Q1. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was:
Explanation
Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) was a prolific poet, musician, and scholar during the Delhi Sultanate. He is credited with being one of the earliest to use a proto-Urdu form in his works, mixing Persian, Khari Boli, and Hindavi dialects, laying the foundation for Urdu poetry. He is regarded as the "father of Urdu literature" and played a crucial role in the development of this language. Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) is renowned for his contributions to classical Urdu poetry, but he came centuries after Khusrau. Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775-1862) was a Mughal emperor and a poet, but not the first to use Urdu. Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) was a modern Urdu poet known for poetry focused on social justice, resistance, and human rights.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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1999
(a) Amir Khusrau
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