With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements:1.Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga.2.Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana.3.Kalidasa is associated with Chandra Gupta-II.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1 and 2 only

   1 and 2 only. Panini is centuries before Pushyamitra; Amarasimha is Gupta, not Harsha.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only. Amarasimha–Harsha fails.

3. C

   3 only

   3 only. Kalidasa is placed in Chandragupta II’s court (Vikramaditya). The other two pairings are anachronisms.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   All three. 1 and 2 fail.

Summary. Official key is (c) 3 only. Kalidasa is associated with Chandragupta II. Panini is pre-Mauryan/early classical, not Shunga. Amarasimha belongs to the Gupta nava-ratna tradition, not Harsha’s court.