INDIAN HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following was not among the 9 gems (Navratna) of the Vikramaditya’s court?
A
Vetalbhatt
B
Amar Simha
C
Kaalidasa
D
Aryabhatta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kalidasa was a classical Sanskrit writer, who was one of the nine gems of Chandragupta’s court but Aryabhatta was not one of the Navratna (nine gems).

Detailed explanation-2: -The nine Ratnas is as follows: Amarsimha, Dhanvantri, Harisena, Kalidas, Kahapanaka, Sanku, Varahamihira, Vararuchi, Vetalbhatta. Shudraka was not from the nine of Jewels of Chandragupta II.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amarsimha, Dhanvantri, Harisena, Kalidasa, Kshapanaka, Sanku, Varahamihira, Vararuchi and Vetalbhatta were the 9 Navratnas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Surdas was NOT a part of the ‘Navratna’ at Vikramaditya’s court. Vikramaditya or Chandragupta II, was a legendary emperor, who ruled from Ujjain and is generally identified with the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nine gems) or Nauratan was a term applied to a group of nine extraordinary people in an emperor’s court in India. The well-known Nauratnas include the ones in the courts of the Hindu emperor Vikramaditya, the Mughal emperor Akbar, and the feudal lord Raja Krishnachandra.

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