Question

‘Prithviraj Raso’ was written by __________.
A. Hemachandra
B. Bhavabhuti
C. Jayadeva
D. Chand Bardai

Answer 1

Hint: Prithviraj Raso was written in Brajbhasha, he was the court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan, according to the poet. The poet also gives a description of the second battle of Tarain.

Complete answer: A Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of the 12th-century Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan, the Prithiviraj Raso is attributed to the poet of the court of Prithviraj Chauhan, Chand Bardai.
The Prithviraj Raso presents Prithviraj Chauhan as a “Rajput” but during that time the Rajput identity did not exist. According to some scholars, the earliest version of the text dates back to the 13th century, while some scholars state that the oldest extant copy of the text dates back to the 16th century.
Chand Bardai talks about the defeat of Prithviraj at the second battle of Tarain by Muhammad of Ghor, and Bardai travelled to Ghazna to help Chauhan.

While talking about the other options,
A. An Indian Jain scholar, poet, mathematician, Acharya Hemachandra gained the title of “the knower of all knowledge in his times.” Grammar of Sanskrit and Prakrit is considered as his major work.
B. An 8th century scholar of India, Bhavabhuti wrote various plays and poems in Sanskrit. His works are also considered equal to the works of Kalidasa. Mahaviracharita is one of his major works.
C. Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century, he is also known as Jaidev. Gita Govinda is the most significant work of Jayadeva.

Thus the correct option is D.

Note: The original Prithviraj Raso contains 1400 stanzas and the poem gives detailed information about the social and clan structure of the Kshatriya communities of northern India.