Q. Consider the following statements about Harshavardhana:
  1. His court poet was Banabhatta.
  2. Banabhatta wrote Buddhacharita in Prakrit language.
Choose the correct statement from the codes given below:

Answer: Only 1
Notes: Harshavardhana, who ruled nearly 1400 years ago, was a famous ruler. His court poet, Banabhatta, wrote his biography, the Harshacharita, in Sanskrit. This gives us the genealogy of Harsha, and ends with his becoming king.