Consider the following pairs:
Work Writer
1. Rajtaringini Kalhan
2. Gita Govinda Chandbardai
3. Vikramarjuna -Vijyaya Pampa
Which of the above pairs is/ are correctly matched?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Both 1 and 3 .
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Rājataraṅgiṇī – Kalhana
Correct: Kalhana, a 12th-century Kashmiri historian, authored the Rājataraṅgiṇī, a Sanskrit chronicle of the kings of Kashmir. It is one of the earliest historical records from India.
3 .Vikramarjuna Vijaya – Pampa
Correct: This Kannada epic was written by Adikavi Pampa in the 10th century. It is a retelling of the Mahabharata with Arjuna as the central hero and is also known as Pampa Bharata.
Incorrectly Matched:
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Gita Govinda – Chandbardai
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Incorrect: Gita Govinda was written by Jayadeva, a 12th-century poet from Odisha.
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Chandbardai was a court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan and authored Prithviraj Raso, not Gita Govinda.
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