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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I List-II
(A) Silappadikaram (I) Tamil Epic
(B) Prayag Prashasti (II) Written by Harishena
(C) Informs about Sanguttuvan's visit to the forest (III) Prayaga Prashasti
(D) Praises Samudra Gupta (IV) Silappadikaram

 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:
List-I List-II (Answers)
(A) Silappadikaram Tamil Epic
(B) Prayag Prashasti Written by Harishena
(C) Informs about Sanguttuvan's visit to the forest Silappadikaram
(D) Praises Samudra Gupta Prayaga Prashasti

In the legendary tale of the Silappadikaram, an epic written in Tamil, the forest witnessed a momentous occasion as the esteemed Pandya chief Senguttuvan decided to visit the forest.

A notable example of Prashasti is the Prayaga Prashasti, also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription, written in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta. Samudragupta is considered one of the most powerful Gupta rulers of the fourth century CE.

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