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Revision Notes

• One of the finest works in poetry in Sanskrit of medieval period is Gita Govinda by Jayadeva.
• During the medieval period, two forms of hindi became very popular in North India, Brajbhasa and
Awadhi.
• Urdu is a mixture of Persian and Hindi.
• Jahangir was a great scholar of Persian, Turkish and Hindi.
• Miniature painting flourished from the beginning of the sixteenth century down to the mid-
nineteenth century.
• Two main classical styles of vocal and instrumental music evolved—Hindustani and Carnatic.

Evaluation Corner

Multiple Choice Questions

• Choose the correct option: OMR Sheet
1. Gita Govinda was composed by ______________.
Use only blue/black ball
a. Amir Khusrau b. Jayadeva pen to fill the circles. It
should be darkened
c. Kamban d. Abul Fazl
completely and properly.
2. Akbarnama was written by ______________. Wrong methods
a. Jahangir b. Jayasi
Correct method
c. Abul Fazl d. Mirza Ghalib
3. The music developed in North India is known as ______________.
1. a b c d
a. Hindustani music b. Carnatic music
c. Qawwali d. Khayal 2. a b c d
4. Kuchipudi is indigenous to the state of ______________.
3. a b c d
a. Kerala b. Tamil Nadu
4. a b c d
c. Odisha d. Andhra Pradesh

NEP Aligned

Understanding Based Questions

A. Fill in the blanks:
1. The Chera kings patronised ________________.
2. The Baburnama was written in ________________.
3. Two dialects of Hindi which originated during medieval India are _______________and _______________.

4. ________________ wrote the Tamil version of Ramayana.
5. Bharatnatyam flourished as a popular dance form during the reign of the ________________.

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