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 ?

Statement 3 is correct as Kalidasa was a legendary poet and one of the 'Nine Gems' (Navaratnas) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandra Gupta II. Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect because Panini lived centuries before Pushyamitra Shunga (who was actually a contemporary of the grammarian Patanjali), and Amarasimha was a peer of Kalidasa in the Gupta court, not associated with Harshavardhana. The core concept tested is the historical chronology and royal patronage of prominent ancient Indian scholars.