Vaidyanath Mishra is better known by which pen name?
- A.Nagarjun
- B.Dinkar
- C.Neeraj
- D.Agyeya
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Nagarjun. Vaidyanath Mishra wrote in Hindi as Nagarjun, a name taken from the Buddhist philosopher, and in Maithili as Yatri, meaning the traveller; he is known for Balchanama and for sharply political poems. B is wrong because Dinkar is the pen name of Ramdhari Singh, the poet of Rashmirathi, Urvashi and Kurukshetra. C is wrong because Neeraj is the pen name of Gopal Das Saxena, a poet whose lyrics also reached Hindi cinema. D is wrong because Agyeya, meaning the unknowable, is the pen name of Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan, the editor of the Tar Saptak anthologies and the author of Shekhar Ek Jivani. Two pen names in two languages make Nagarjun the most asked name in this group. For revision, set the four names in one line: Nagarjun from Vaidyanath Mishra, Dinkar from Ramdhari Singh, Neeraj from Gopal Das Saxena and Agyeya from Vatsyayan, because the examiner may give any one of them on either side of the pair.
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