Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the author of the famous compositions ‘Madhushala’?

  1. Munshi Premchand

  2. Harivanshrai Bachchan

  3. Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’

  4. Maithali Sharan Gupt
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Harivanshrai Bachchan wrote 'Madhushala' (1935), a famous collection of 135 quatrains (rubaiyat) on life, philosophy, and mortality. The poem uses wine as a metaphor for life's experiences. Bachchan was a renowned Hindi poet and father of actor Amitabh Bachchan. Premchand, Dinkar, and Gupt were other prominent Hindi writers but not the author of Madhushala.

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