Question

Match the items in list ‘A’ with those of list ‘B’
A
A. Kalidasa
B. Max Muller
C. James Mill
D. William Jones

B1. History of India2. The Asiatic Society3. Sacred Book of the East4. Shakuntala

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Kalidasa - 4. Shakuntala

Shakuntala is a Sanskrit play that was written by Kalidasa. It is one of the best works of Kalidasa.

B. Max Muller - 3. Sacred Book of the East

Sacred Books of the East was edited by Max Muller and published by Oxford University Press. It consists of the religious of different religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism, and Islam,

C. James Mill - 1. History of India (The name of the book is actually " The History of British India")

The History of British India was written by James Mill which was published in 1817. James Mill was a historian and political theorist of the 19th century.

D. William Jones - 2. The Asiatic Society

The Asiatic Society was founded by William Jones on 15 January 1784. The Asiatic Society used to collect the Sanskrit manuscripts of India.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. Kalidasa- Shakuntala

B. Max Muller- 'Sacred Book of the East'

C. James Mill- History of India

D. William Jones- the Asiatic Society

Explanation:

• Kalidas was a classical Sanskrit writer and he is the dramatist and biggest poet in the 'Sanskrit language' in India.
• 'Friedrich Max Müller' generally called as Max Müller, he was a 'German-born' Orientalist and philologist who studied and lived in Britain for most of his life.
• James Mill was a British historian, political theorist, philosopher and economist.
• 'William Jones' was a Welsh mathematician.