Harshavardhana literature

Harshavardhana literature is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2014, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

Real questions

Years tested

2 · 2014–2024

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2024 2014

What you need to know first

Post-Gupta literatureBanabhatta worksGupta and Post-Gupta literary sources

Real questions that test this

हर्षवर्धन या राजाने खालीलपैकी कोणते साहित्य लिहिले ? / Which of the following literature was written by King Harshavardhana ?

(a)प्रियदर्शिका / Priyadarshika

(b)हर्षचरित / Harshacharita

(c)रत्नावली / Ratnawali

(d)नागानंद / Naganand

1)फक्त (a), (c) आणि (d) / Only (a), (c) and (d)✓ Correct

2)फक्त (a), (b) आणि (c) / Only (a), (b) and (c)

3)फक्त (a), (b) आणि (d) / Only (a), (b) and (d)

4)वरील सर्व / All of the above

King Harshavardhana authored three Sanskrit plays: Ratnavali, Priyadarshika, and Nagananda. Harshacharita was written by Banabhatta, his court poet.

खालीलपैकी कोणती नाटके हर्षवर्धनाने लिहीली ? (i) प्रियदर्शिका (ii) रत्नावली (iii) नागानंद Which of the following plays were written by Harshavardhan ? (i) Priyadarsika (ii) Ratanavali (iii) Nagananda

1)(i) फक्त

2)(i) आणि (ii) फक्त

3)(ii) आणि (iii) फक्त

4)तिन्ही✓ Correct

Emperor Harshavardhana was a noted playwright and Sanskrit scholar who authored three famous Sanskrit plays: Priyadarsika, Ratnavali, and Nagananda.

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