Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Panini is centuries before Pushyamitra; Amarasimha is Gupta, not Harsha.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Amarasimha–Harsha fails.
- C
3 only
3 only. Kalidasa is placed in Chandragupta II’s court (Vikramaditya). The other two pairings are anachronisms.
- 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.
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