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UPSC PYQPrelims 2022

Civil Services Examination · Question 56

With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person — Known as 1. Aryadeva — Jaina scholar 2. Dignaga — Buddhist scholar 3. Nathamuni — Vaishnava scholar How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. None of the pairs
  2. Only one pair
  3. Only two pairs
  4. All three pairs
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Answer: (C) Only two pairs

Explanation

Aryadeva was a Buddhist (Madhyamaka) scholar, a disciple of Nagarjuna. Dignaga was a Buddhist logician and Nathamuni a Sri Vaishnava acharya.