Set 7 | Important Languages and Literature of India MCQs 2024

Correct Answer is D.

• There are 8 Anthologies in Ettutogai:-
• Aingurunuru – Compiled by Gudalur Kilar, consists of 500 erotic poems.
• Agananuru – Compiled by Rudrasarman, consists of love poems.
• Narrinai – comprises of 400 short poems on love.
• Kurunttogai – It has 400 love poems.
• Purananuru – consists of 400 poems in praise of kings.
• Kalittogai – comprises love poems.
• Paripadal – It has 24 poems in praise of gods.
• Padirrupattu – It is a short collection of 8 poems in praise of the Chera Kings.

Correct Answer is A.

• There are 18 minor works in Padinenkilkanakku.
• These works are called minor works because the poems in these are shorter than those in the Ettutogai and Pattupattu.
• The most important among these are the Tirukkural by Tiruvalluvar (known as the Bible of Tamil Land). It is compound of the Dharmasastra, the Arthasastra, the Kamasutra and the Naladiyar, etc.
• Thiruvallurar’s work or shortly the Kural, is a classic Tamil text consisting of 1330 couplets or kurals, dealing with the everyday virtues of an individual.

Correct Answer is C.

• Krishna Deva Raya(1509-1529), the greatest of the Vijayanagara emperors, was a poet of great merit
• His work Amukta Malyada is regarded as an excellent prabandha in Telugu literature.
• Eight Telugu literary luminaries, popularly known as Ashtadiggajas adorned his court.

Correct Answer is B.

• Ashtadiggajas are eight Telugu literary luminaries.

Correct Answer is D.

• The earliest known literary work in Kannada is Kavirajamarga written by the Rashtrakuta King, Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I.
• Kannada language developed fully after the 10^th century CE.

Correct Answer is A, B & C.

• Three gems of Kannada literature, Pampa, Ponna and Ranna earned the title of Ratnatraya.
• Pampa , known as the father of Kannada wrote his great poetic works Adi Purana and Vikramarjiva Vijaya in the tenth century CE. Pampa lived in the court of Chalukya Arikesari.
• Ponna and Ranna were two other poets who lived during the reign of Rashtrakuta Krishna III.
• Ponna wrote an epic named Shanti Purana and Ranna wrote Ajitanatha Purano.

Correct Answer is A.

• Rudra Bhata is the author of Jagannathavijaya.
• It was a Kannada literature.

Correct Answer is C.

• Mallikarjuna authored Suktisudharnava, the first anthology in Kannada.

Correct Answer is B.

• The earliest known extant literary work in Malayalam is Ramcharitam, an epic poem written by Cheeraman in 13^th century.
• Malayalam is spoken in Kerala and the adjoining areas. The language of Malayalam emerged around the 11^th century CE.
• By the 15^th century Malayalam was recognised as an independent language.
• Bhasa Kautilya, a commentary on Arthashastra and Kokasandisan are two great works.

Correct Answer is D.

• Amir Khusrau was a prolific writer whose five literary masterpieces called Khamsa-e-Khusrow are:-
• Matla ul-Anwar, Shirin Khusrau, Laila Majnun, Aina-i-SIkandari and Hasht Bihisht.
• The rule of Khilji Dynasty was a noticeable period for Persian literature in India, the two contributors of the time being Amir Khusrau and Shaikh Najmuddin Hasan.