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Q63·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Works Attributed to Playwright Bhasa

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Question

Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?

Options

a

Kavyalankara

b

Natyashastra

c

Madhyama-vyayoga

Answer
d

Mahabhashya

Explanation

Madhyama-vyayoga is a well-known Sanskrit play attributed to the ancient Indian playwright Bhasa. It is a short play based on the characters of the Mahabharata, focusing on Bhima. Kavyalankara is by Bhamaha, Natyashastra is the seminal treatise by Bharata Muni, and Mahabhashya is the grammatical commentary by Patanjali.

Bhasa is one of the earliest and most celebrated Sanskrit playwrights, renowned for his plays based on the epics.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q63

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Ancient: Religion & Philosophy

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.11 Ch.4

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