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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 48 of 200

Q48
History of IndiaGupta & Post-Gupta Period
Arange the list of foreign travellers in chronological order: (A) Xuanzang (Hieun Tsang) (B) Itsing (C) Fa Tsien (D) Megasthenes
  1. a.A, B, C, D
  2. b.A, D, B, C
  3. c.D, C, A, B
  4. d.B, C, B, A

Answer: (C) D, C, A, B

The correct chronological order is: Megasthenes (4th–3rd century BCE, during Chandragupta Maurya) → Fa Hien/Fa Tsien (400–411 CE, during Chandragupta II) → Xuanzang/Hieun Tsang (630–643 CE, during Harsha) → I-Tsing/Itsing (671–695 CE). Option C (D, C, A, B) correctly reflects this.

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