History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2015 History
The following are correct except:
AAmong the first literary works in the court of Akbar was the preparation of a Persian translation of his grandfather's Babur-Nama.
BThe Babur-Nama was translated by Abdul-Rahim, Khan-i-Khanan, the son of Bairam Khan, who had been a poet in Turkish.
CHindavi was recognized as a semi-official language by the Sur Sultans (1540-55). The practice is said to have been introduced by the Lodhi Sultans, most of the Afghans, Babur tells us, could not speak Persian.
DShaikh Yaqub Sarfi was one of those great Persian luminaries of Akbar's court who had come from Iran and settled in India. ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Shaikh Yaqub Sarfi was one of those great Persian luminaries of Akbar's court who had come from Iran and settled in India. — The statement about Shaikh Yaqub Sarfi is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement about Shaikh Yaqub Sarfi is not correct, so that is the answer.
★Shaikh Yaqub Sarfi was in fact a Kashmiri scholar, born in Kashmir.
★So it is wrong to say he came from Iran and settled in India.
★The other statements about literature at Akbar's court are correct.
★The Babur-Nama was translated into Persian by Abdul-Rahim Khan-i-Khanan.
★Hindavi was indeed used as a semi-official language by the Sur Sultans.
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