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UGC NET June 2015 History
Which of the following works does not refer to the story of Ramagupta?
AHarshacharita
BMudrarakshasa ✓ Correct
CNatyadarpana
DMajma-ut-Tawarikh
Correct answer: (B) Mudrarakshasa — The Mudrarakshasa does not refer to the story of Ramagupta, so the answer is the Mudrarakshasa.
Explanation
★The Mudrarakshasa does not refer to the story of Ramagupta, so the answer is the Mudrarakshasa.
★The Mudrarakshasa is a play about the rise of Chandragupta Maurya, not Ramagupta.
★So it does not deal with the Ramagupta tale.
★The Natyadarpana of Gunachandra refers to the story of Ramagupta.
★Banabhatta's Harshacharita also mentions it.
★The Majma-ut-Tawarikh too refers to this tradition.
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