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With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs

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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?

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

Only three

(d)

All four

Answer:

(b)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

The correct answer is (b).Only two of the above pairs are correctly matched. st1 wrong. Devichandragupta was written by Viśākhadatta, not Bilhana. st2 right. Hammira-Mahakavya was written by Nayachandra Suri, so this pair is correctly matched. st3 wrong. Milinda-panha was written by Nāgasena, not Nagarjuna. st4 right. Nitivakyamrita was written by Somadeva Suri, so this pair is also correctly matched. Therefore, only two of the above pairs are correctly matched.