Matching ancient scholars with their respective traditions
Question
With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person Known as
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Options
None of the pairs
Only one pair
Only two pairs
All three pairs
Explanation
Pairs 2 and 3 are correct. Dignaga was a seminal Buddhist scholar and logician. Nathamuni was a foundational Vaishnava theologian who compiled the Alvar hymns. Pair 1 is incorrect; Aryadeva was a massive figure in Mahayana Buddhism (a direct disciple of Nagarjuna), not a Jaina scholar.
Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q56
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Ancient: Sangam & South Indian
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT History Cl.11 Ch.4
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