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Who composed the celebrated Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita known as Jnaneshwari (or Bhavartha Dipika)?

Saint Jnaneshwar ✓

Eknath

Tukaram

Ramdas

Saint Jnaneshwar composed the Jnaneshwari, a Marathi commentary/exposition of the Bhagavad Gita, at a remarkably young age — it remains one of the foundational texts of Marathi devotional and philosophical literature.

Saint Ramdas, author of Dasbodh, was the spiritual guru of which historical figure?

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ✓

Sambhaji

Rajaram

Baji Rao I

Saint Ramdas, author of the Dasbodh, is traditionally regarded as Shivaji's spiritual guru — his teachings emphasizing active, worldly duty alongside devotion are often linked (though the exact extent of direct influence is debated by historians) to Shivaji's own state-building outlook.

The style of Mughal miniature painting reached its artistic zenith of naturalism, detailed portraiture, and wildlife illustration under:

Jahangir ✓

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Humayun

Jahangir's reign is widely regarded as the high point of Mughal miniature painting, prized especially for naturalistic wildlife studies, detailed portraiture, and fine brushwork — his own personal, connoisseur-level interest in painting directly shaped this artistic flourishing.

Famous Mughal court painters Ustad Mansur and Bishandas flourished during the reign of which emperor?

Jahangir ✓

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Humayun

Ustad Mansur (renowned for natural history illustration) and Bishandas (renowned for portraiture) were leading painters at Jahangir's court, exemplifying the naturalistic, detail-focused style that defined Mughal painting's Jahangir-era peak.

The Persian translation of the Mahabharata carried out by Mughal scholars was titled:

Razmnama ✓

Hamzanama

Shahnama

Tutinama

The Razmnama ("Book of War") was the Persian translation of the Mahabharata commissioned under Akbar, part of his broader patronage of translating major Sanskrit texts into Persian — the Hamzanama and Tutinama were separate, unrelated illustrated Persian literary works also produced at the Mughal court.

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