Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

Which major Sanskrit works were composed between c. 500 BCE and 400 CE?

1) Ramayana
2) Mahabharata
3) Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa
4) Works on astronomy by Aryabhata

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 4

2 and 4

Correct Answer:

1 and 2

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 -  1 and 2

Major Sanskrit works composed between c. 500 BCE and 400 CE:

1) Ramayana
2) Mahabharata
3) Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa
4) Works on astronomy by Aryabhata

Both Ramayana and Mahabharata,  epic works were composed between c. 500 BCE-400 CE in Sanskrit.

Sanskrit plays including the works of Kalidasa; works on astronomy and mathematics by Aryabhata and Varahamihira (in Sanskrit) were composed around c. 400-500 CE.