BPSC CCE Prelims
Languages & Literature in India Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

Detailed Explanation:

Amarkosha is a Sanskrit lexicon compiled by Amarasimha that classifies land types based on physical and agricultural characteristics.

✅ Statement a – Correct: Urvara refers to fertile land suitable for cultivation.

✅ Statement b – Correct: Maru denotes desert or barren land.

✅ Statement c – Correct: Shadvala means grassy land or pasture land.

✅ Statement d – Correct: Devamritaka refers to land watered by rain (rain-fed land).

All four statements are correctly matched. Since Option 1 (a and b), Option 2 (c and d), and Option 3 (b, c, and d) are individually correct, the answer is Option 4 – More than one of the above.

Detailed Explanation:

Bharavi, a 6th-century Sanskrit poet, authored Kiratarjuniya, a mahakavya (epic poem) depicting the battle between Arjuna and Shiva disguised as a mountain hunter (Kirata). It is renowned for its intricate poetic embellishments and linguistic virtuosity.

Bhatti wrote Bhattikavya, Shudraka authored the play Mrichchhakatika, and Kalidasa composed classics like Shakuntala and Meghaduta—none wrote Kiratarjuniya.

Therefore, Bharavi is the author of Kiratarjuniya, making Option 4 the correct answer.