Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

List 1

List 2

(a) Khwaja Muinuddin

(i) Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(b) Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri

(ii) Shankaradeva

(c) Padmavat

(iii) Gharib Nawaz  

(d) Kirtana-Ghosh

(iv) Data Ganj Bakhsh

Options:

(a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) iii

(a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- ii, (d) i

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d) ii

(a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) ii

Correct Answer:

(a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) ii

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - (a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) ii

The correct match is:

List 1

List 2

(a) Khwaja Muinuddin

(iii) Gharib Nawaz

(b) Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri

(iv) Data Ganj Bakhsh

(c) Padmavat

(i) Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(d) Kirtana-Ghosh

(ii) Shankaradeva

Explanation:

Khwaja Muinuddin was popularly known as Gharib Nawaz (comforter of the poor).

Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri is revered as Data Ganj Bakhsh. Even today Hujwiri is revered as Data Ganj Bakhsh or “Giver who bestows treasures” and his mausoleum is called Data Darbar or “Court of the Giver”.

Padmavat was composed by Malik Muhammad Jayasi. Padmavat composed by Malik Muhammad Jayasi revolved around the romance of Padmini and Ratansen, the king of Chittor. Their trials were symbolic of the soul’s journey to the divine.

Kirtana-ghosha was written by Shankaradeva.