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  1. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was
    1. Malik Muhammed Jayasi
    2. Abdur Rahim
    3. Mulla Wajhi
    4. Chand Bardai
Correct Option: A

Malik Muhammad Jayasi was an Indian poet who wrote in the Avadhi dialect of Hindi. His most famous work is Padmavat (1540), a poem describing the story of the historic siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khilji in AD 1303, who attacked Chittor after hearing of the beauty of Queen Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh. His other important works are Akhrawat and Akhiri Kalaam.



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