Question

Vidyapati was influenced by the poetry of

• A. Jayadeva
• B. Jaishankar Prasad
• C. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
• D. Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'

Hint:

Understanding literary history involves knowing the major movements (like the Bhakti movement) and the key figures who influenced later generations of writers within those movements.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: This is a question about the literary influences on the Maithili poet Vidyapati.
Step 2: Vidyapati is a prominent poet of the Bhakti movement, known for his devotional songs about Radha and Krishna.
Step 3: Jayadeva, the author of the 'Gita Govinda', was a major 12th-century poet who also wrote extensively about the love between Radha and Krishna. His work was a significant precursor and a powerful influence on later Bhakti poets, including Vidyapati, who continued and enriched this tradition of devotional poetry. The other poets listed are from the modern Hindi literature era and are not his contemporaries or predecessors in the same tradition.