UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs: Literary work : Author. 1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana. 2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri. 3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna. 4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four

Answer

Correct Answer

Only two

Explanation

Hammira-Mahakavya by Nayachandra Suri and Nitivakyamrita by Somadeva Suri are correctly matched. Devichandragupta was written by Vishakhadatta (not Bilhana), and Milinda-panha is a dialogue recording between King Menander and monk Nagasena (not authored by Nagarjuna).

Topics: ancient and medieval literature, history, literary works and authors, sanskrit literature