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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 39 of 200

Q39
History of IndiaMauryan Empire
The book ‘Indika’ was written by
  1. a.Fa Hien
  2. b.Hiuen Tsang
  3. c.Megasthanes
  4. d.Asvaghosa

Answer: (C) Megasthanes

Megasthenes, the ambassador of Seleucus Nicator to Chandragupta Maurya's court at Pataliputra, wrote the Indica, which survives only in quotations by later Greek writers. Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II. Hiuen Tsang came during Harsha's reign and studied at Nalanda; his account is the Si-yu-ki. Ashvaghosha, author of the Buddhacharita, was a Buddhist scholar at Kanishka's court.

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