The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was:
✓ Correct answer: a) Amir Khusrau
ExplanationAmir Khusrau (1253–1325) was a prolific poet, musician, and scholar during the Delhi Sultanate.He is credited with being one of the earliest to use a proto-Urdu form in his works, mixing Persian, Khari Boli, and Hindavi dialects, laying the foundation for Urdu poetry.He is regarded as the “father of Urdu literature” and played a crucial role in the development of this language.Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869) is renowned for his contributions to classical Urdu poetry, but he came centuries after Khusrau.Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775–1862) was a Mughal emperor and a poet, but not the first to use Urdu.Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) was a modern Urdu poet known for poetry focused on social justice, resistance, and human rights.UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 74 104
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