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?

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.