With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person — Known as 1. Aryadeva —…

With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs: Historical person — Known as 1. Aryadeva — Jaina scholar 2. Dignaga — Buddhist scholar 3. Nathamuni — Vaishnava scholar. How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
  1. None of the pairs
  2. Only one pair
  3. Only two pairs
  4. All three pairs

Solution

Aryadeva was a Buddhist (Madhyamaka) scholar, not Jaina (so pair 1 incorrect). Dignaga was a Buddhist logician (correct). Nathamuni was a Vaishnava (Sri Vaishnava) acharya (correct). Only two pairs correctly matched.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2022

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