UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga. 2. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana. 3. Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta-II. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

3 only

Explanation

Panini belongs to a much earlier, pre-Mauryan period, while Pushyamitra Shunga was post-Mauryan. Amarasimha is associated with the Gupta court, not Harsha. Tradition links Kalidasa with Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), so only statement 3 is correct.

Topics: amarasimha & kalidasa - associated rulers, ancient india, history, literature & scholars, panini