Indian Literature and Texts

The Vedas are the oldest and most foundational texts of Indian philosophy and religion, dating back to the second millennium BCE. While the Upanishads are crucial for philosophical depth, they are part of the later Vedic tradition (Vedanta).

The Rig Veda is the oldest of the four Vedas and contains 1,028 hymns dedicated to various deities.

It is written by Kalidasa.

The Katha Upanishad is associated with the Krishna Yajur Veda.

The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas and one of the oldest religious texts in the world.

The Rigveda, the oldest of the four Vedas, contains 1028 hymns (suktas) organized into ten books called Mandalas.

Balyakala Sakhi is a novel about childhood romance and social life in Kerala, whereas the other three options are canonical texts centered on the Partition of India.

The Telugu journal 'Sahiti' was heavily influenced by the Bengali journal 'Sabuj Patra', edited by Pramatha Chaudhuri, which championed the use of colloquial language in literature.

Correct Answer: Sanskrit

It means knowledge.

Ancient treatise on law is Smriti consisted of one thousand chapters of law, polity, and pleasure given by Brahma.

Tirukkural, written by Thiruvalluvar, is widely revered as the Bible of the Tamil land due to its profound ethical and moral teachings.

The Puranas, specifically the Vishnu Purana, describe the Mauryas as being of low origin, often identifying them with the Sudra varna.

Sangam literature refers to the classical Tamil literature produced during the Sangam period, which lasted from roughly the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.

During the Mauryan period, particularly under Ashoka, Buddhism spread widely, and the primary language used for Buddhist religious texts and inscriptions was Pali.