Mahabharata, Arthashastra, Rajatarangini manuscripts join UNESCO Asia-Pacific memory register – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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Mahabharata, Arthashastra, Rajatarangini manuscripts join UNESCO Asia-Pacific memory register – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Who wrote the 'Rajatarangini', the Sanskrit chronicle of the kings of Kashmir?

Correct Answer: D [Kalhana]

Explanation:

Kalhana, 1148–49 CE. Banabhatta wrote Harshacharita, Vishakhadatta Mudrarakshasa, Bilhana Vikramankadevacharita.

2.  
Which scholar identified the manuscript of Kautilya's Arthashastra at Mysuru in 1905 and later published it?

Correct Answer: C [R. Shamasastry]

Explanation:

R. Shamasastry, librarian at the Mysore Oriental Library. James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi in 1837; Max Muller edited the Rigveda.

3.  
Who was the first general editor of the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata prepared by BORI, Pune?

Correct Answer: B [V.S. Sukthankar]

Explanation:

V.S. Sukthankar (from 1925 until his death in 1943); the work began in 1919 and ended in 1966. P.V. Kane, author of 'History of Dharmasastra', received the Bharat Ratna.

4.  
Which was India's first entry, in 1997, on UNESCO's international Memory of the World Register?

Correct Answer: A [Tamil medical manuscripts]

Explanation:

The Tamil medical palm-leaf collection of the Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai (1997). The Rigveda followed in 2007 and the Gilgit manuscripts in 2017.

5.  
The 'Natyashastra', added to the international Memory of the World Register in 2025, is attributed to whom?

Correct Answer: D [Bharata Muni]

Explanation:

Bharata Muni – an ancient treatise on drama, dance and music that sets out the 'rasa' theory. Panini wrote the Ashtadhyayi; Jayadeva the Gita Govinda.

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