Match List - I with List - II:

List - I (Names)                                                                  List - II (Compositions)
(A) Somadeva                                                                    (I) Brhat-Kathamanjari
(B) Kshemendra                                                                (II) Kathasaritsagara
(C) Kalidasa                                                                      (III) Kuttanimatam
(D) Damodara Gupta                                                         (IV) Rtasamhara

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is B

(A) Somadeva corresponds to Kathasaritsagara (II)

(B) Kshemendra corresponds to Brhat-Kathamanjari (I).

(C) Kalidasa corresponds to Rtasamhara (IV).

(D) Damodara Gupta corresponds to Kuttanimatam (III).

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