Q. Which one of the following books is NOT written by Kalidas ?
1. Meghaduta
2. Raghuvamsam
3. Shringar Shatak
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) Only 3
c) 2 and 3
d) Only 1
Correct Answer: b) Only 3
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Meghaduta and Raghuvamsam (Raghuvamsha) are canonical works of Kalidasaβa lyric poem and a mahakavya (epic) respectively. Shringar Shatak (Shringara Shataka), however, is attributed to Bhartrhari, not Kalidasa.
Hence, Only 3 is not by Kalidasa.