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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 36

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?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (C) 3 only

Explanation

Kalidasa and Amarasimha were among the Navaratnas of Chandragupta II. Panini (c. 5th–4th century BCE) predates Pushyamitra; Patanjali is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga.