UPSC Prelims 2022 · Question 56 of 98
UPSC Prelims 2022 question on Aryadeva Dignaga Nathamuni
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2022
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectAncient History
- TopicAncient Art, Literature and Culture
- DifficultyHard
- TypeMatch
With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs:
Historical person — Known as
1. Aryadeva — Jaina scholar
2. Dignaga — Buddhist scholar
3. Nathamuni — Vaishnava scholar
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Show answer
Answer: C. Only two pairs
Verdict
Correctly matched pairs: 2 (Dignaga and Nathamuni) → Only two pairs → Option (c).
Statement by statement
Pair 1 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: Aryadeva (3rd century) was a Mahayana Buddhist monk, a disciple of Nagarjuna and a Madhyamaka philosopher. He is a central figure in the development of early Indian Madhyamaka philosophy — NOT a Jaina scholar.
Pair 2 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Dignaga was the early 6th century Indian Buddhist Monk and was also the founder of Indian logic, Hetu Vidya. He was born in Simhavakta near Kanchipuram. He IS a Buddhist scholar.
Pair 3 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Sri Ranganathamuni, popularly known as Sriman Nathamuni, was a Vaishnava theologian who collected and compiled the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. Considered the first of Sri Vaishnava acharyas, Nathamuni is also the author of Yogarahasya and Nyayatattva. He IS a Vaishnava scholar.