SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kalidasa was a court poet of a king ____
A
Chandragupta II
B
Chandragupta I
C
Vikramaditya
D
Adityavarman
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kalidasa was a court poet of a king named Vikramaditya(Chandragupta-II). Chandragupta II, also known by his title Vikramaditya, was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta Empire in northern India.

Detailed explanation-2: -A more persistent legend makes Kalidasa one of the “nine gems” at the court of the fabulous king Vikramaditya of Ujjain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harisena. Harisena is known to have composed the Prayag Prasasti or Allahabad Pillar Inscription. The title of this inscription of Kavya, but it has both prose and verse. The whole poem is in one sentence including first 8 stanzas of poetry and a long sentence and a concluding stanza.

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