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?
A
Only one
B
Only two
Correct Answer
C
Only three
D
All four
Explanation
Pairs 2 and 4 are correctly matched as *Hammira-Mahakavya* was authored by Nayachandra Suri and *Nitivakyamrita* by the Jain monk Somadeva Suri. Option (c) is the most tempting error because candidates often mistake the Buddhist monk Nagasena (author of *Milinda-panha*) for the philosopher Nagarjuna, and Bilhana for Vishakhadatta (the actual author of *Devichandragupta*). The core concept tested is the identification of significant Sanskrit and Pali literary works and their respective authors from the ancient and early medieval periods.
Ancient Indian HistoryAncient Indian Literature and AuthorsDevichandraguptaBilhanaHammira-MahakavyaNayachandra SuriMilinda-panhaNagarjunaNitivakyamritaSomadeva Suri