Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Nalanda University:
1.The university was founded by Chandragupta II.
2.Hiuen Tsang visited Nalanda during the reign of Harshavardhan.
3.The library of Nalanda University was called Dharmaganja.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. Nalanda University was founded by Kumaragupta I of the Gupta dynasty in the 5th century AD. Pala dynasty provided significant patronage to Nalanda University after the Gupta period. Nalanda was ransacked by Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1200 AD.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Hiuen Tsang (also known as Xuanzang) visited India and Nalanda during the reign of King Harsha Vardhan in the 7th century AD. The university’s libraries were collectively known as Dharmaganja, which comprised three main buildings: Ratnasagara, Ratnodadhi, and Ratnaranjaka.
Source: The Hindu
