Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Author) - List II (Text) 1. I. Varahamihira - A) Prabandha Chintamani 2. II. Visakhadatta - B) Mrchchhakatikam 3. III. Sudraka - C) Brhat-Samhita 4. IV. Bilhana - D) Devi Chandraguptam 5. E) Vikramankadevacharita Codes:

1. This question requires matching ancient and medieval Indian authors with their notable literary texts. 2. Varahamihira, a renowned astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer of the Gupta period, authored the encyclopedic work Brhat-Samhita. (I matches C) 3. Visakhadatta, a Sanskrit playwright, is famous for Mudrarakshasa and also credited with Devi Chandraguptam. (II matches D) 4. Sudraka is traditionally credited as the author of the acclaimed Sanskrit play Mrchchhakatikam (The Little Clay Cart). (III matches B) 5. Bilhana, an 11th-century Kashmiri poet, composed the Vikramankadevacharita, a biographical work celebrating the Western Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI. (IV matches E)