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Q56·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

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Question

With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person : Known as

1Aryadeva : Jaina scholar
2Dignaga : Buddhist scholar
3Nathamuni : Vaishnava scholar

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Options

a

None of the pairs

b

Only one pair

c

Only two pairs

Answer
d

All three pairs

Explanation

Pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched. Pair 1 is incorrect.

Aryadeva was a prominent Buddhist monk and a disciple of Nagarjuna (Madhyamaka philosophy), not a Jaina scholar. Dignaga was a celebrated Buddhist logician. Nathamuni was the foundational Vaishnava theologian who collected the Alvars' hymns.

Aryadeva and Dignaga stand alongside Nagarjuna as pillars of ancient Buddhist philosophy.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q56

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Federalism & Centre-State

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.11 Ch.4

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