Match List-I with List-II
| List-I Compositions | List-II Relations | ||
| (A) | Natyashastra | (I) | Work on Medicine |
| (B) | Arthashastra | (II) | Lays down the minute details of administration |
| (C) | Manusmriti | (III) | A work on dramaturgy |
| (D) | Charaka Samhita | (IV) | One of the best legal texts of ancient India |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
(A) Natyashastra — this matches (III) A work on dramaturgy. The Natyashastra of Bharata (c. 300 CE) is a work on dramaturgy, the art of drama, in Sanskrit.
(B) Arthashastra — this matches (II) Lays down the minute details of administration. The Arthashastra, parts of which were probably composed by Kautilya, lays down minute details of administrative and military organisation.
(C) Manusmriti — this matches (IV) One of the best legal texts of ancient India. The Manusmriti is one of the best-known legal texts of early India, compiled between c. second century BCE and c. second century CE.
(D) Charaka Samhita — this matches (I) Work on Medicine. The Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas (c. 100 CE) are works on medicine in Sanskrit.
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