History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2018 History
Which one of the following pairs (Work and Author) is not correctly matched?
ANarmamala – Kshemendra
BRatnavali – Harsha
CPratimanataka – Bhasa
DMalatimadhava – Bharavi ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Malatimadhava – Bharavi — The pair Malatimadhava and Bharavi is not correctly matched, so the answer is Malatimadhava and Bharavi.
Explanation
★The pair Malatimadhava and Bharavi is not correctly matched, so the answer is Malatimadhava and Bharavi.
★The Malatimadhava was written by Bhavabhuti, not by Bharavi.
★It is a prakarana type of play in ten acts.
★So this pairing is wrong.
★The Narmamala was written by Kshemendra, who also composed the Deshopadesha.
★Ratnavali was written by Harsha and the Pratimanataka by Bhasa.
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