Literature KBC Quiz & KBC Questions, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
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Question: Whose greatest work in literature is 'Prajana Paramita Sutra Sastra'?
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Correct Answer Nagarjuna was a Buddhist writer and wrote several other books. The doctrines of Nagarjuna were propounded by all the great teachers of Tibet. He was mainly a follower of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism.
Correct Answer This book describes the political revolution which led to the establishment of the Nanda Dynasty. 'Mudrarakshasa' means Signet of the Minister.Visakhadatta was the dramatist of politics.His only complete surviving play,'The Minister's Signet Ring' or 'Signet of the Minister'(Mudrarakshasa),deals with the schemes of the wily Chanakya to foil the plots of Rakshasa,the minister of the last of the Nandas,and to place Chandragupta Maurya firmly on the throne.The plot is exceedingly complicated,but is worked out with great skill.
Question: Kalidasa had written three famous plays viz. 'Abhigyana Shakuntalam' and 'Vikramurvashi'. Name the third play.
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Correct Answer Kalidasa composed this play most probably in the 5th century AD. The celebrated grammarian Patanjali was perhaps a contemporary of Pushyamitra, whose story is partly told in this book.Malvika and Agnimitra together called Malvikagnimitra is a comedy of harem intrigue,its scene is set in the Sunga period.
