Pick out the incorrect match:
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Nagarjuna- Einstein of India
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Dinnaga- Father of medieval Nyaya
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Chandragupta Maurya- Napolean of India
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Dharmakirti- Kant of India
Reveal answer
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C
Correct answer
Explanation
This question asks for the INCORRECT match. Option C is incorrect because Chandragupta Maurya is not historically referred to as the 'Napoleon of India.' This title is more appropriately applied to later conquerors like Samudragupta (Gupta Empire) or Chhatrapati Shivaji. The other epithets are generally accepted in Indian philosophical tradition: Nagarjuna as 'Einstein of India' (for his revolutionary Buddhist logic), Dinnaga as 'Father of medieval Nyaya' (for founding Buddhist logic), and Dharmakirti as 'Kant of India' (for his epistemological work).