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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 1, 3, and 4
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Standard Reference Verified1 is correctly matched: Mrichchhakatikam was written by Shudraka. 2 is incorrectly matched: Buddhacharita was composed by Ashvaghosha, not Vasubandhu. 3 is correctly matched: Mudrarakshasa was written by Vishakhadatta. 4 is correctly matched: Harshacharita was authored by Banabhatta, the court poet of King Harsha.
Buddhacharita was famously authored by Ashvaghosha (court philosopher of Kanishka). Eliminating statement 2 immediately yields the correct choice (b).
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