books & authors section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Chanakya was also known by the name of Vishnugupta and Kautilya. He was the Prime Minister of first Mauryan ruler Chandragupta Maurya. He authored ‘Arthashastra’ an authentic book on statecraft and polity.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

The One Straw Revolution is a seminal book written by Masanobu Fukuoka concerning his methods of natural farming which has been highly influential with various organic farming and natural food and lifestyle movements.

Answer: (c)

Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet circa 1200 AD. He is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of Krishna, and his consort, Radha. B?naBhatta was a Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India.

He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha Vardhana, who reigned c. 606–647 CE in north India. Bana’s principal works include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita, and one of the world’s earliest novels, Kadambari.

Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered equivalent to the works of Kalidasa.

Answer: (a)

Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet circa 1200 AD. He is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, and his consort, Radha.

This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Hari, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism. Jayadeva was born to a Hindu Brahmin family.

It describes the relationship between Krishna and the gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavana, and in particular one gopi named Radha. This work has been of great importance in the development of the bhakti traditions of Hinduism.