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Literature and Education |
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What is the topic of Literature and Education in the Medieval Period? |
Literature and Education in the Medieval Period. |
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Which language was the official language of the Delhi Sultanate? |
Persian. |
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Which language became the language of administration during the Delhi Sultanate? |
Persian. |
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Which language emerged through the interaction of Persian, Arabic and local languages? |
Urdu. |
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Which script was mainly used for Persian during the Medieval Period? |
Persian (Nasta'liq) script. |
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Which language was regarded as the language of religion by Muslims? |
Arabic. |
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Which language remained the chief language of Hindu religious learning? |
Sanskrit. |
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Which institution imparted primary Islamic education? |
Maktab. |
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Which institution imparted higher Islamic education? |
Madrasa. |
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What was taught in Maktabs? |
Reading, writing, Quran and elementary education. |
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What was taught in Madrasas? |
Theology, Law, Arabic, Persian, Mathematics, Astronomy and Philosophy. |
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Who established the famous Madrasa-i-Muizzi? |
Iltutmish. |
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Who established Madrasa-i-Firoz Shahi? |
Firoz Shah Tughlaq. |
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Which Sultan gave special encouragement to education? |
Firoz Shah Tughlaq. |
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Who founded many schools, colleges and libraries during his reign? |
Firoz Shah Tughlaq. |
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Which language flourished under the patronage of the Delhi Sultans? |
Persian. |
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Who wrote the book 'Tabaqat-i-Nasiri'? |
Minhaj-us-Siraj. |
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What is 'Tabaqat-i-Nasiri'? |
A history of the early Delhi Sultanate. |
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Who wrote 'Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi'? |
Ziauddin Barani. |
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Who also wrote 'Fatwa-i-Jahandari'? |
Ziauddin Barani. |
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Who wrote another 'Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi' during the Tughlaq period? |
Shams-i-Siraj Afif. |
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Who was known as the 'Parrot of India'? |
Amir Khusrau. |
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Who was the famous poet in the court of Alauddin Khalji? |
Amir Khusrau. |
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Which language did Amir Khusrau mainly write in? |
Persian. |
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Who is regarded as the pioneer of Urdu literature? |
Amir Khusrau. |
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Which famous Sufi saint was the spiritual guide of Amir Khusrau? |
Nizamuddin Auliya. |
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Who wrote 'Kitab-ul-Hind'? |
Al-Biruni. |
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In which language was 'Kitab-ul-Hind' written? |
Arabic. |
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Which traveller wrote 'Rihla' about India? |
Ibn Battuta. |
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During whose reign did Ibn Battuta visit India? |
Muhammad bin Tughlaq. |
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Which ruler appointed Ibn Battuta as the Qazi of Delhi? |
Muhammad bin Tughlaq. |
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Which Bhakti saint composed the Ramcharitmanas? |
Tulsidas. |
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Which Bhakti saint composed Bijak? |
Kabir. |
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Who composed the Guru Granth Sahib? |
Guru Arjan Dev compiled it. |
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Which language was used by Bhakti saints to spread their teachings? |
Regional languages. |
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Which movement encouraged literature in regional languages? |
Bhakti Movement. |
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Which movement promoted Persian literature and Sufi writings? |
Sufi Movement. |
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Who translated many Sanskrit works into Persian during the Medieval Period? |
Firoz Shah Tughlaq. |
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Which centre became famous for Islamic learning during the Delhi Sultanate? |
Delhi. |
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Which institution served as both a mosque and a centre of education? |
Madrasa. |
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Who were the teachers in Madrasas known as? |
Maulvis or Ulema. |
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What was the main objective of medieval education? |
Religious and administrative learning. |