Contributions to Literature

Q. Who is known as the 'Shakespeare of India'?

1. Kalidas
2. Vishakhadatta
3. Shudraka
4. Bhasa

Q. Statement (I): Mudra-Rakshasa was written by Bharavi, and Devi Chandragupta was written by Vishakhadatta.

Statement (II): Devi Chandragupta is a play written about the rise of Chandragupta Maurya to the throne of Magadha.

1. Statement (I) is true and Statement (II) is false.
2. Statement (II) is true and Statement (I) is false.
3. Both the statements are false.
4. Both the statements are true.

Q. __________ was recognised as the language of the courts during the Gupta dynasty.

1. Prakrit
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Pali

Q. Select the names of the plays written by Vishakhadatta:

1. Raghuvamsa
2. Kurasambhava
3. Mudra-Rakshasa
4. Devi Chandragupta

Q. Who wrote "Mahabashya"?

1. Dandin
2. Patanjali
3. Subandhu
4. Amar Singh

Q. Which of the following languages was recognised as the primary court language under the Guptas?

1. Pali
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Prakrit

Q.

Which one of the following is not written by Kalidasa?

1. Kumarasambhava

2. Raghuvamsha

3. Ritu Samhara

4. Mrichchakatikam

Q. Pick the odd one out from the following. Hint: Plays and poems.

1. Vikramorvashiyam
2. Malavikagnimitram
3. Abhijnanashakuntalam
4. Meghaduta

Q. Pick the correctly matched pairs from the following:

1. Shudraka - Mrichchhakatikam
2. Bhatti - Svapana-Vasavdatta
3. Bharavi - Kiratarjuniya
4. Bhasa - Ravana Vadha

Q. Who is the author of Meghaduta and Ritu Samhara?

1. Kabirdas
2. Kalidasa
3. Shudraka
4. Vishakhadatta

Q. Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
From the poem, it is reasonable to infer that the speaker regards the church as ____________.

1. Ineffective in its teachings
2. Intensely boring
3. A den of gossip
4. The domain of hypocrites
5. Inferior to theatre

Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini's great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?

1. It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
2. It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its improvement.
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above