Q. The oldest Hindu epic is
(a) Mahabhashya
(b) Ramayana
(c) Ashtadhyayi
(d) Mahabharata
Ans: (b) Ramayana
Explanation: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature and Sangam literature, are some of the oldest surviving epic poems ever written. Chronologically, Ramayana happened before Mahabharata.
