alleryWhich Persian-influenced poetic form was sung in Mughal-era Kathak performances?
AGhazal
BAbhanga
CKirtan
DOvi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ghazal
1. Kathak absorbed Mughal court tastes.
2. Its performances include the Urdu ghazal.
3. Abhanga, kirtan and ovi are devotional or Marathi forms, not the Persian-linked one.
_Source: Wikipedia, Kathak, Lead section_
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