Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List – I A) MullaDaud B) DamodarKavi C) Somnath D) Amir Khusro List – II 1) Chandayan 2) Ashiqa 3) Padmavati Katha 4) Rag Vibodh

The correct match is A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2, which is option B. Each pairing rests on one work and its author.

• Mulla Daud wrote Chandayan (1379 CE), an Awadhi romance of Lorik and Chanda. That makes A-1 correct.
• Damodar Kavi is linked with the Padmavati Katha in this list, so B-3 fits.
• Somnath wrote Rag Vibodh, a text on Indian music theory and ragas, so C-4 is correct.
• Amir Khusrau wrote Ashiqa, a Hindavi romantic masnavi, so D-2 is correct.

The core concept is the early Hindavi and Awadhi literary tradition, where Persian-influenced Sufi and romantic forms met local languages. For Mains, this links to the Bhakti and Sufi movements and the growth of vernacular literature under the Delhi Sultanate and later courts.

Trap: Aspirants often assign Padmavati to Malik Muhammad Jayasi (Padmavat, Awadhi, 1540 CE) and then force the wrong option. Here the list uses the Padmavati Katha linked to Damodar Kavi, so match it to the list, not to the more famous author.