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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
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Match List I (Eminent Literary Figures of Haryana) with List II (Their Renowned Work) and select the correct code: LIST-I (Author/Poet) I. Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali II. Surdas III. Uday Bhanu Hans IV. Rajaram Shastri LIST-II (Literary Work) a. Musaddas-e-Hali b. Sur Sagar c. Deshan Me Desh Haryana d. Jhadu Phiri Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
- B I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
- C I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d
- D I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c
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A I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
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Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali
- Hali was born at Panipat in 1837 and was one of the greatest Urdu poets and critics. His famous long poem Musaddas-e-Madd-o-Jazr-e-Islam is popularly known as Musaddas-e-Hali. He also wrote Yadgar-e-Ghalib and Hayat-e-Javed.
Surdas
- Surdas, the blind saint-poet of the Krishna bhakti tradition and a disciple of Vallabhacharya, composed the Sur Sagar. He is associated with Sihi in the Faridabad district of Haryana.
Uday Bhanu Hans
- Uday Bhanu Hans, the first State poet of Haryana, wrote the celebrated poem Deshan Me Desh Haryana.
Rajaram Shastri
- Pandit Rajaram Shastri is known for his work Jhadu Phiri.
- Hence, the correct match is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.