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UPSC 2020: With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga. 2. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana. 3. Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta – II. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 3 only
Panini lived around the 6th-4th century BCE, long before the Shunga king Pushyamitra, so Statement 1 is false. Amarasimha is traditionally counted among the ‘Navaratnas’ at the Gupta court of Vikramaditya/Chandragupta II, not that of Harsha, making Statement 2 false. Kalidasa is also associated with Chandragupta II, so only Statement 3 is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini?utm_source=openai))
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