Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

Ancient texts	Writers
1. Brihaddeshi	Matang Muni
2. Sangeet Makaranda	Bharatmuni
3. Sangeet Ratnakar	Sarangadeva

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  2 and 3 only
• C.
  1 and 3 only
• D.
  1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C

1 and 3 only
Explanation:

Pair 1 is correct: Brihaddeshi (6th 8th century AD) was written by Matang Muni. It focuses on the definition of Raga.

Pair 2 is incorrect: Sangeet Makaranda (11th AD) was written by Nanda. It enumerates ragas and their classification and also a commentary on music works of earlier authors.

Pair 3 is correct: Sangeet Ratnakar (13th century AD) was written by Sarangadeva. It defines ragas and also microtones