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?
[amp_mcq option1=”Only one” option2=”Only two” option3=”Only three” option4=”All four” correct=”option2″]
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1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana – Incorrect. Devichandragupta is a Sanskrit play attributed to Vishakhadatta. Bilhana was the court poet of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI and wrote Vikramankadevacharitam.
2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri – Correct. This is a famous epic poem about the life of Hammira Deva of Ranthambore.
3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna – Incorrect. Milinda-panha is a Buddhist text containing a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Milinda (Menander I) and the Buddhist monk Nagasena. Nagarjuna was a significant philosopher of Mahayana Buddhism but not the author of Milinda-panha.
4. Nitivakyamrita : Somadeva Suri – Correct. This is a work on political science and ethics written by the Jain monk Somadeva Suri.
Therefore, only pairs 2 and 4 are correctly matched.