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UPSC Prelims PYQ | Scholars in Ancient India

Q1. The following were famous scholars in ancient India
I. Ashvaghosh
II. Nagarjuna
III. Vasumitra
IV. Buddhaghosa

Which of them was/were contemporary of Kanishka?
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) I, III, IV
(c) I, II
(d) I, II, III

(UPSC Prelims 1983)

Answer: (d) I, II, III

Explanation: Ashvaghosh, Nagarjuna, and Vasumitra were contemporaries of Kanishka, contributing to Buddhist philosophy and literature during the Kushan period. Buddhaghosa lived later, making him not a contemporary.