OPSC OAS 2022 PrelimsHistory, Art & CultureQuestion 5
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2022 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
Consider the following pairs
- Amoghavarsha – A king and a Kannada poet.
- Pampa – Kannada Poet under Jain Influence.
- Nanniah – Began writing the Mahabharata in Telugu.
- Ponna – Jain Poet, who wrote on Ramayana themes.
Which of the pairs are correctly matched?
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Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: (D) All are correct
- Amoghavarsha I (Nrupatunga) was a 9th-century Rashtrakuta king who authored the Kavirajamarga, one of the earliest important works in Kannada
literature.
- Pampa (10th century) the Adikavi (first poet) of Kannada literature,was an influential Jain poet who wrote Vikramarjuna Vijaya (Pampa Bharata) and Adipurana, establishing himself as one of the greatest Kannada poets.
- Nannaya began the translation of the Mahabharata into Telugu under the patronage of Vengi Chalukya king Raja Raja Narendra in the 11th century, earning him the title of Adikavi of Telugu literature.
- Ponna was a 10th-century Jain poet in the court of Rashtrakuta king Krishna III who composed works including Ramachandra Charita Purana, which presents Ramayana themes from a Jain perspective.
