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With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs

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 ?

(a)

None of the pairs

(b)

Only one pair

(c)

Only two pairs

(d)

All three pairs

Answer:

(b)

Factual

Non-traditional

Explanation

Option B is correct: Pair 1 is wrong: ARYADEVA- BUDDHIST SCHOLAR Pair 2 is correct: Dignaga was an Indian Buddhist scholar. Pair 3 is correct: Sri Ranganathamuni, popularly known as Sriman Nathamuni was a Vaishnava scholar.