Indian History and World History (Part-10)

Ancient literature And Literature

Total Questions: 10

1. Which famous person of India wrote ‘Malvikagnimitram’ and is also known as ‘Shakespeare of India’? [C.P.O. S.I. 11.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Bharavi
(b) Kalidasa
(c) Vyasa
(d) Harsh

Correct Answer: (b) Kalidasa

Solution:Kalidasa was a great poet and playwright of the Sanskrit language.

He was one of the nine gems at the Court of Vikramaditya.

His main works are

Abhijnana Shakuntalam,
Vikramorvarshiyam,
Malavikagnimitram,
Raghuvansham,
Kumarasambhavam,
Meghdoot and
Ritusamhara.

He is called the ‘Shakespeare of India’.

2. Who is the author of Meghdoot? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Shudraka
(b) Vishakhadatta
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Chanakya

Correct Answer: (c) Kalidasa

Solution:Kalidasa was a great poet and playwright of the Sanskrit language.

He was one of the nine gems at the Court of Vikramaditya.

His main works are

Abhijnana Shakuntalam,
Vikramorvarshiyam,
Malavikagnimitram,
Raghuvansham,
Kumarasambhavam,
Meghdoot and
Ritusamhara.

He is called the ‘Shakespeare of India’.

3. Who is the author of ‘Malavikagnimitram’? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kautilya
(b) Kalidasa
(c) Vyasa
(d) Vagbhata

Correct Answer: (b) Kalidasa

Solution:Kalidasa was a great poet and playwright of the Sanskrit language.

He was one of the nine gems at the Court of Vikramaditya.

His main works are

Abhijnana Shakuntalam,
Vikramorvarshiyam,
Malavikagnimitram,
Raghuvansham,
Kumarasambhavam,
Meghdoot and
Ritusamhara.

He is called the ‘Shakespeare of India’.

4. Abhijnana Shakuntala is a— [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Drama
(b) Novel
(c) Poetry
(d) Story

Correct Answer: (a) Drama

Solution:Abhijnanshakuntalam is a world-famous drama by the great poet Kalidasa. It has a beautiful description of the courtship, marriage, separation and reunion of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.

5. Which of the following is NOT a work of Kalidasa? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 24.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Meghaduta
(b) Kama sutra
(c) Vikramorvashi
(d) Kumarasambhava

Correct Answer: (b) Kama sutra

Solution:Kamasutra is the work of Maharishi Vatsyayana.

The rest are the works of Kalidas.

6. ‘Ashtadhyayi’, written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on- [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) medicine
(b) law
(c) economy
(d) grammar

Correct Answer: (d) grammar

Solution:Ashtadhyayi was written by the Indian grammarian Panini between the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Ashtadhyayi set the standard for work in Sanskrit.

It is summed up in the 4000 sutras developed in the Vedic religion. Panini divided his work into eight chapters, each of which is divided into four chapters.

In addition to defining the morphology and structure of Sanskrit, Ashtadhyayi also distinguishes vernacular usage from specific usage in biblical languages.

7. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Vir Siroja
(b) Chand Bardai
(c) Meerja Umed
(d) Nur Fateh

Correct Answer: (b) Chand Bardai

Solution:Prithviraj Chauhan’s court poet Chandbardai composed Prithviraj Raso. In this, the Rajputs are said to have originated from the fire pit.

8. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Kamban
(b) Jinsema
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Dandin

Correct Answer: (c) Banabhatta

Solution:The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, a treatise in Sanskrit by his court poet Banabhatta.

Banabhatta is also the author of Kadambari.

9. Who is the author of the book ‘Rajatarangini’? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Kalidasa
(b) Somadeva
(c) Kalhana
(d) Banabhatta

Correct Answer: (c) Kalhana

Solution:The author of the book Rajatarangini is a famous scholar and poet, Kalhana.

It was completed during the reign of Jai Singh, the ruler of Kashmir.

10. Who is the author of ‘Geet Govind’? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Vidyapati
(b) Jayadeva
(c) Veda Vyasa
(d) Vishnu Sharma

Correct Answer: (b) Jayadeva

Solution:Jayadeva, the author of ‘Geet Govind’, was a great poet dependent on Lakshman Sen, the last Sena ruler of Bengal. An inscription of Lakshman Sen dates back to 1116 AD.

Therefore, Jayadeva must have composed the Geet Govinda around this time. It would be more appropriate to call it a poem. It has 12 cantos, and each canto is coordinated with songs.

Indian History and World History (Part-10)

Ancient literature And Literature

1. Which famous person of India wrote ‘Malvikagnimitram’ and is also known as ‘Shakespeare of India’? [C.P.O. S.I. 11.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

2. Who is the author of Meghdoot? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

3. Who is the author of ‘Malavikagnimitram’? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

4. Abhijnana Shakuntala is a— [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

5. Which of the following is NOT a work of Kalidasa? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 24.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

6. ‘Ashtadhyayi’, written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on- [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

7. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

8. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

9. Who is the author of the book ‘Rajatarangini’? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

10. Who is the author of ‘Geet Govind’? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

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