Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with List 2:

List 1

List 2

(A) Harshacharita

(I) Kautilya

(B) Prabhavati

(II) Banabhatta

(C) Asoka

(III) Chandragupta II

(D) Arthashastra

(IV) Piyadassi

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

The correct match is:

List 1

List 2

(A) Harshacharita

(II) Banabhatta

(B) Prabhavati

(III) Chandragupta II

(C) Asoka

(IV) Piyadassi

(D) Arthashastra

(I) Kautilya

EXPLANATION:

The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshvardhana, the ruler of Kanauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, Banabhatta.

Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of one of the most important rulers in early Indian history, Chandragupta II (c. 375-415 CE ). She was married into another important ruling family, that of the Vakatakas, who were powerful in the Deccan.

Asoka was widely referred as Devanampiya and Piyadassi.

Another source of information for Mauryan Empire is Arthashastra, parts of which were probably composed by Kautilya or Chanakya, traditionally believed to be the minister of Chandragupta.