Question

___________ was the court language of medieval period.
a. Hindi
b. Arabic
c. Urdu
d. Persian

Answer 1

Hint:
India's mediaeval era can be seen as covering the centuries between the end of the last great ancient empire, the Gupta Empire, and the rise in the 16th century of the great Mughal empire.


Complete step by step solution:

Medieval period:

The Middle Ages or Medieval Period in the history of Europe lasted from the 5th to the late 15th century. With the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it started and merged into the Renaissance and the Discovery Era.
This is called the 'Middle Ages' because it is the era between the decline of Imperial Rome and the beginning of Early Modern Europe. This name is given to the Dark Ages since Europe was in disarray compared to classical antiquity's orderliness and life was short and poor.

Why Persian language?

Persian became the language of the Persian Empire, and in ancient times it was widely spoken, extending from the borders of India to the east, Russian to the north, the southern shores of the Persian Gulf to Egypt, and the western Mediterranean.
Persian was commonly adopted by the Bengali elite as the language of administration and high culture during the Mughal rule, and then right up to the complete establishment of British rule.
Persian was examined by members of families of the landed classes who dealt with the Mughal court and desired roles in administration.
As Persian was the language of the court, much of the literature produced in this period was written in Persian.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Babar wrote his Tuzuk (autobiography) in Turkish, but his grandson wrote it in Turkish.
Akbar had it translated into the Persian language. Many scholars patronised Akbar. He translated the Mahabharata into Persian. Jahangir's (Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri) autobiography is in Persian and is a rare piece of literature. Noorjahan was, it is said, an accomplished Persian poet.
Quite a fair amount of Persian literature was produced by the Mughals' courtiers.