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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 97

Who among the following was NOT an Acharya at Nalanda University?

  1. Nagarjuna
  2. Kautilya
  3. Sheelbhadra
  4. Shantarakshita
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Answer: (B) Kautilya

Explanation

Kautilya (Chanakya) belongs to the Mauryan era and Taxila; Nalanda flourished from the Gupta period.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: traditionally associated with Nalanda.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Kautilya was associated with Taxila, centuries before Nalanda.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: Shilabhadra was Nalanda's head when Xuanzang visited.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: a famous Nalanda scholar who went to Tibet.