UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 11
With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (playwrights)
Explanation: Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara are associated with Sanskrit/Prakrit dramatic literature and plays.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-Hastimalla’s Jain associations do not make all three renowned primarily as Jain monks.
B. Correct-all three are known as playwrights or dramatists.
C. Incorrect-These figures are not principally temple architects.
D. Incorrect-Their principal shared distinction is drama, not philosophical treatises.