Arrange the following Indian texts in chronological order. A. Rig Veda B.…
2024
Arrange the following Indian texts in chronological order.
A. Rig Veda
B. Lilāvati
C. Aryabhatiya
D. Arthasāstra
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: B. A, D, C, B — ConceptChronological ordering places works from the earliest composition to the latest, using the generally accepted period of each work rather than the…
- A.
A, C, D, B
- B.
A, D, C, B
- C.
B, C, D, A
- D.
A, B, D, C
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Chronological ordering places works from the earliest composition to the latest, using the generally accepted period of each work rather than the lifetime of a later commentator.
When a work has a range of possible dates, compare that range with the fixed dates of the other works.
Application
The Rig Veda is the earliest of these works and belongs to the second millennium BCE.
The Arthasastra is associated with Kautilya; even allowing for its later layers and redaction, it predates the fifth century CE.
The Aryabhatiya was composed in 499 CE.
Lilavati is a part of Bhaskara II's Siddhanta Shiromani, completed around 1150 CE.
Cross-check
The Arthasastra precedes the Aryabhatiya, and the Aryabhatiya precedes Lilavati. Therefore the chronological order by value is Rig Veda → Arthasastra → Aryabhatiya → Lilavati.