UPSC Prelims 2022 – Question 94

Q94. “Yogavasistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:

a) Akbar
b) Humayun
c) Shajahan
d) Aurangzeb

Answer (a)

• The book has been dated between the 11th and 14th century AD and is generally regarded as one of the longest texts in Sanskrit (after the Mahabharata) and an important text of Yoga. “Yogavasistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of Akbar.

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