UPSC History The Mourya Empire Question Bank Maurya Period

  • question_answer
    The book Indica was written by

    A)  Seleucas                      

    B)  Megasthenes                 

    C)  Kalidas           

    D)  Pliny               

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The Greek author Megasthenes wrote 'Indica'. During Alexander's invasion. Indica is the most authentic book to know7 about the Mauryan period and the regime of Chandragupta Maurya. Seleucus I Nicafor previously served as an infantry general under Alexander the Great, he later established the Seleucid Empire over much of the territory in the Near East which Alexander had conquered. Kalidasa was a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Indian Puranas. Pliny was a Roman author (Natural history is one of them) and Naval commander, who died in 79 AD 453.


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