{"id":91785,"date":"2025-06-01T11:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91785"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:05:37","slug":"with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga.<\/li>\n<li>Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana.<\/li>\n<li>Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta &#8211; II.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 IAS &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 3 is correct because Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist, is widely believed to have been one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled from approximately 380 to 415 CE. Statement 1 is incorrect as Panini, the grammarian known for &#8216;Ashtadhyayi&#8217;, lived much earlier, around the 4th century BCE, while Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect as Amarasimha, the author of the lexicon &#8216;Amarakosha&#8217;, is also traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II, not Harshavardhana who ruled in the 7th century CE.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nKalidasa is firmly associated with the Gupta period, particularly the reign of Chandragupta II.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nPanini&#8217;s &#8216;Ashtadhyayi&#8217; is a foundational text of Sanskrit grammar. Amarasimha&#8217;s &#8216;Amarakosha&#8217; is a popular Sanskrit thesaurus. Harshavardhana&#8217;s court had notable scholars like Banabhatta.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements : Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana. Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta &#8211; II. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/#more-91785\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1288,1168,1173],"class_list":["post-91785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-ancient-history-of-india","tag-ancient-literature-and-litterateur","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 3 is correct because Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist, is widely believed to have been one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled from approximately 380 to 415 CE. Statement 1 is incorrect as Panini, the grammarian known for &#039;Ashtadhyayi&#039;, lived much earlier, around the 4th century BCE, while Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect as Amarasimha, the author of the lexicon &#039;Amarakosha&#039;, is also traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II, not Harshavardhana who ruled in the 7th century CE. Kalidasa is firmly associated with the Gupta period, particularly the reign of Chandragupta II.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 3 is correct because Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist, is widely believed to have been one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled from approximately 380 to 415 CE. Statement 1 is incorrect as Panini, the grammarian known for &#039;Ashtadhyayi&#039;, lived much earlier, around the 4th century BCE, while Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect as Amarasimha, the author of the lexicon &#039;Amarakosha&#039;, is also traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II, not Harshavardhana who ruled in the 7th century CE. Kalidasa is firmly associated with the Gupta period, particularly the reign of Chandragupta II.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T11:05:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider","description":"Statement 3 is correct because Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist, is widely believed to have been one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled from approximately 380 to 415 CE. Statement 1 is incorrect as Panini, the grammarian known for 'Ashtadhyayi', lived much earlier, around the 4th century BCE, while Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect as Amarasimha, the author of the lexicon 'Amarakosha', is also traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II, not Harshavardhana who ruled in the 7th century CE. Kalidasa is firmly associated with the Gupta period, particularly the reign of Chandragupta II.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider","og_description":"Statement 3 is correct because Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist, is widely believed to have been one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled from approximately 380 to 415 CE. Statement 1 is incorrect as Panini, the grammarian known for 'Ashtadhyayi', lived much earlier, around the 4th century BCE, while Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect as Amarasimha, the author of the lexicon 'Amarakosha', is also traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II, not Harshavardhana who ruled in the 7th century CE. Kalidasa is firmly associated with the Gupta period, particularly the reign of Chandragupta II.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T11:05:37+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/","name":"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-01T11:05:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T11:05:37+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"description":"Statement 3 is correct because Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist, is widely believed to have been one of the Navaratnas (nine gems) in the court of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), who ruled from approximately 380 to 415 CE. Statement 1 is incorrect as Panini, the grammarian known for 'Ashtadhyayi', lived much earlier, around the 4th century BCE, while Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga dynasty in the 2nd century BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect as Amarasimha, the author of the lexicon 'Amarakosha', is also traditionally placed in the court of Chandragupta II, not Harshavardhana who ruled in the 7th century CE. Kalidasa is firmly associated with the Gupta period, particularly the reign of Chandragupta II.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-scholars-litterateurs-of-ancient-india-consider\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UPSC IAS","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/upsc-ias\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"With reference to the scholars\/litterateurs of ancient India, consider"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}