Q121 (NDA-I/2026) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy

Consider the following pairs :

Books
Authors

I. Dayabhaga
Jimutavahana

II. Prithviraj Raso
Chandbardai

III. Lilavati
Bhaskaracharya

IV. Mitakshara
Vijnaneshvara

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Result

Your answer: — · Correct: D

Explanation

All four pairs are correctly matched:

Dayabhaga: It is a 12th-century Hindu law treatise on inheritance and succession written by Jimutavahana. It was primarily influential in Bengal and Assam.
Prithviraj Raso: This is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan, traditionally attributed to his court poet Chandbardai.
Lilavati: It is a major Indian treatise on mathematics (arithmetic) composed in 1150 CE by the renowned mathematician Bhaskaracharya (also known as Bhaskara II).
Mitakshara: It is a legal treatise on inheritance and a commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, written by Vijnaneshvara in the late 11th or early 12th century. It was followed throughout most of India except Bengal and Assam.

Since all four pairs are accurate, the correct option is D.

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