UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2022

With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person — Known as 1. Aryadeva — Jaina scholar 2. Dignaga — Buddhist scholar 3. Nathamuni — Vaishnava scholar How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. None of the pairs
  2. Only one pair
  3. Only two pairs
  4. All three pairs

Answer

Correct Answer

Only two pairs

Explanation

Dignaga was a Buddhist logician, and Nathamuni was a Vaishnava scholar who founded a school at Srirangam — both correctly matched. Aryadeva was actually a Buddhist Madhyamaka philosopher, not a Jaina scholar, making that pair incorrect.

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