History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2011 History
Match List I (Author) with List II (Book) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Kautilya
- II. Bhadrabahu
- III. Katyayana
- IV. Patanjali
List II
- A. Smriti
- b. Mahabhashya
- c. Kalpa Sutra
- d. Arthashastra
AI-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-c, III-d, IV-b
CI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
DI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b — The correct match is I-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b.
★Kautilya, also called Chanakya, wrote the Arthashastra, the great treatise on statecraft.
★Bhadrabahu, the Jain teacher, is associated with the Kalpa Sutra of the Jain tradition.
★Katyayana is linked with the Smriti texts and the Vartika on Panini's grammar.
★Patanjali wrote the Mahabhashya, the major commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi.
★These authors shaped political thought, Jain canon and Sanskrit grammar.
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