UPSC 2024: Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Bothland2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa ? (a) Kavyalankara (b) Natyashastra (c) Madhyama-vyayoga (d) Mahabhashya Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on :

1 ✗ Several Upanishads employ illustrative stories or parables—e.g., the chariot allegory in Katha Upanishad and the Satyakama Jābāla narrative in Chandogya—so it is wrong to say there are no didactic tales ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katha_Upanishad?utm_source=openai)). 2 ✓ The oldest (major) Upanishads date to c. 800-300 BCE, whereas the bulk of the Puranas were composed much later, roughly 400-1500 CE ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Upanishad?utm_source=openai)). Therefore only statement 2 is correct.