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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 177 of 200

Q177
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeImportant Days & Static GK
Which Greek Ruler sent Megasthenes in the Court of Chandragupta Mourya?
  1. a.Seleucas Nicator
  2. b.Antiochus
  3. c.Ptolemy
  4. d.None of the above

Answer: (A) Seleucas Nicator

After his treaty with Chandragupta Maurya (c. 303 BCE), Seleucus Nicator sent Megasthenes as ambassador to Pataliputra, where he wrote the Indika. Antiochus sent Deimachos to Bindusara's court, and Ptolemy II sent Dionysius.