Ancient Indian literary works and authors — Devichandragupta/Bilhana, Hammira-Mahakavya/Nayachandra Suri, Milinda-panha/Nagarjuna, Nitivakyamrita/Somadeva Suri
Question
With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs: Literary work Author
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Options
Only one
Only two
Only three
All four
Explanation
Only pairs 2 and 4 are correct. The Hammira-Mahakavya was authored by Nayachandra Suri, and Nitivakyamrita by Somadeva Suri. Pair 1 is incorrect; Devichandragupta is a play by Vishakhadatta (not Bilhana). Pair 3 is incorrect; Milinda-panha is a dialogue between King Menander and the Buddhist sage Nagasena (not Nagarjuna).
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q46
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Art, Culture & Architecture
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT History Cl.11 / Classical Sanskrit Literature
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