{"id":85854,"date":"2025-06-01T03:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85854"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:30:02","slug":"the-story-gandatindu-jataka-was-written-in-which-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-story-gandatindu-jataka-was-written-in-which-language\/","title":{"rendered":"The story Gandatindu Jataka was written in which language?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The story Gandatindu Jataka was written in which language?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Sanskrit&#8221; option2=&#8221;Telugu&#8221; option3=&#8221;Tamil&#8221; option4=&#8221;Pali&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe story Gandatindu Jataka is one of the Jataka tales. 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