Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

The project for the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata began in 1919 under the leadership of:

Options:

J.A.B. Van Buitenen

V.S. Sukthankar

B.B. Lal

Henry Blochmann

Correct Answer:

V.S. Sukthankar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → V.S. Sukthankar

One of the most ambitious projects of scholarship began in 1919, under the leadership of a noted Indian Sanskritist, V.S. Sukthankar. A team comprising dozens of scholars initiated the task of preparing a critical edition of the Mahabharata.