History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
Arrange chronologically the following poets who were known as the authors of inscriptions. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Harishena
- 2. Ravikirti
- 3. Ravishanti
- 4. Vatsabhatti
A1, 4, 3, 2 ✓ Correct
B1, 2, 3, 4
C2, 3, 1, 4
D4, 1, 2, 3
Correct answer: (A) 1, 4, 3, 2 — The correct order is 1, 4, 3, 2.
Explanation
★The correct order is 1, 4, 3, 2.
★Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta, wrote the Prayaga Prashasti.
★Vatsabhatti composed the Mandasor inscription as the court poet of Kumaragupta.
★Ravishanti belongs to the Gupta age after Kumaragupta.
★Ravikirti composed the Meguti inscription of Pulakesin II and mentioned the defeat of Harsha.
★So the order is Harishena, Vatsabhatti, Ravishanti and Ravikirti.
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