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Consider the following pairs of texts and their subjects: 1. Tilakamanjari : Mathematics 2. Nighantu : Medicine 3. Janakikaran : Logic Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
The pairs are evaluated as follows: 1. Tilakamanjari is a famous Sanskrit prose romance (kavya) written by Dhanapala in the 11th century, not a mathematical text. 2. Nighantu refers to a category of glossaries or lexicons, particularly in the context of Ayurveda (medicine), such as the Rajanighantu which describes medicinal plants and their properties. It also refers to the Vedic glossary of synonymous words. 3. Janakikaran (Janakiharana) is a celebrated Sanskrit epic poem (Mahakavya) composed by Kumaradasa, based on the Ramayana; it is a work of literature rather than a treatise on logic. Logic in Indian tradition is typically represented by the Nyaya school. Therefore, only pair 2 is correctly matched as Nighantu is fundamentally a medical/botanical glossary in the Ayurvedic tradition.
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In a class, 40 students passed in Mathematics, 50% of the students passed in English, 5% of the students failed in Mathematics and English, and 25% of the students passed in both the subjects. What is the ratio of the number of students who passed in English to that in Mathematics?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I | List II
I. Visakhadatta | (A) Medicine
II. Varahamihira | (B) Drama
III. Charaka | (C) Astronomy
IV. Brahmagupta | (D) Mathematics