Question

The composer of the Ramayana is -

• A. Tulasidas
• B. Valmiki
• C. Gautam
• D. Chanakya

Hint:

Hint:
The first poet (Adi Kavi) of Sanskrit literature composed this epic.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall the epic and its author
Two great Indian epics are the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is linked with Vyasa. The Ramayana is linked with Valmiki, who is honoured as Adi Kavi.

Step 2: Match each name with a work
Tulasidas goes with Ramcharitmanas. Gautam goes with Nyaya philosophy. Chanakya goes with Arthashastra. Valmiki goes with the Ramayana.

Step 3: Remove the mismatches
Option 1 gives the author of a later Hindi retelling, so it is not the composer of the original. Options 3 and 4 belong to philosophy and politics. None of these three wrote the epic.

Step 4: Choose
The only name tied to the composing of the Ramayana is Valmiki, option 2.

Final Answer:
Valmiki is the composer of the Ramayana, so option 2. \[ \boxed{2} \]