Paper 1 · Higher Education
What Nalanda University was to east India, which of the following universities was to west India?
ATakshashila
BVallabhi ✓ Correct
COdantapuri
DMaithili
Correct answer: (B) Vallabhi — Vallabhi was to west India what Nalanda was to east India, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Vallabhi was to west India what Nalanda was to east India, so that is the answer.
★Nalanda was the great university of eastern India.
★Vallabhi, in western India, held a similar place there.
★So the western counterpart of Nalanda was Vallabhi.
★Takshashila, Odantapuri and Maithili are not this counterpart.
★So the answer is Vallabhi.
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