{"id":2015,"date":"2024-04-03T08:29:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2025-05-05T22:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:40:53","slug":"q-with-reference-to-ancient-indian-history-consider-the-following-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-ancient-indian-history-consider-the-following-pairs","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs :"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Literary work : Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Devichandragupta :\u00a0<strong>Bilhana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hammira-Mahakauya : Nayachandra Suri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milinda-panha :\u00a0<strong>Nagarjuna<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitiuakyamrita : Somadeva Suri<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only one<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only three<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All four<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) Only two<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-660ca154e3852\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Devichandragupta was written by Vi\u015b\u0101khadatta<\/strong>. Vi\u015b\u0101khadatta was a Sanskrit playwright who lived in the 6th century CE. He is best known for his two plays,\u00a0<strong>Mudr\u0101r\u0101k\u1e63asa and Devichandraguptam.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bilhana was a Kashmiri poet<\/strong>\u00a0who lived in the 12th century CE. He is best known for his two epics,\u00a0<strong>Vikram\u0101rkacarita and Chaurang\u012b.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hammira-Mahakavya was written by Nayachandra Suri.<\/strong>\u00a0Nayachandra Suri was a\u00a0<strong>Kashmiri poet<\/strong>\u00a0who lived in the 12th century CE. He is best known for his epic poem, Hammira-Mahakavya, which tells the\u00a0<strong>story of Hammira, the last Hindu ruler of the kingdom of Anhilwada Patan.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Milinda-panha was written by N\u0101gasena<\/strong>. N\u0101gasena was a\u00a0<strong>Buddhist monk<\/strong>\u00a0who lived in the 1st century CE. He is best known for his\u00a0<strong>dialogue with the Greek king Menander I<\/strong>, which is recorded in the text\u00a0<strong>Milinda-panha<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nagarjuna was a Buddhist philosopher<\/strong>\u00a0who lived in the 2nd century CE. He is best known for his\u00a0<strong>Madhyamaka school of thought.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nitivakyamrita was written by Somadeva Suri.<\/strong>\u00a0Somadeva Suri was a Kashmiri scholar who lived in the 12th century CE. He is best known for his encyclopedic work, Nitivakyamrita, which is a\u00a0<strong>collection of wise sayings and advice on a variety of topics.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literary work : Author How many of the above pairs are correctly matched? 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