books & authors section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Ashtadhyayi is written by Panini. Panini a sage who is believed to have lived around the fifth century B.C., although other claims trace him to the 4th, 6th and 7th centuries, is credited with having created the Ashtadhyayi, or Ashtak, which is a grammar defining the structure and syntax of the Sanskrit language.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and political leader. Her poetry, originally published in three volumes.

1. The Golden Threshold (1905),
2. The Bird of Time (1912), and
3. The Broken Wing (1915) was written in English but deals, in a romantic vein, with Indian themes.

She was active in the Indian National Congress and in 1925 became its first woman president.

Answer: (c)

Panchatantra is written by Vishnu Sharma. The tales of Panchatantra, perhaps, are the oldest stories known in the literature of India.

The dates of the Panchatantra are not known and these tales are usually attributed to Vishnu Sharma. Some believe that the fables of Panchatantra are as old as Rigveda.

Answer: (a)

• Mitakshara — Vigyaneshwar
• Daybhag — Jeemootwahan
• Rajtarangini — Kalhana
• Natural History — Plini