Asked: U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017medium Level
ID: 6940030e128ec97c3fdfdba3
QUESTION STATEMENT:

किसके शासनकाल में मेगस्थनीज भारत आया ?

During whose rule did Megasthenes come to India?

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Ashoka
अशोक
B
Harshvardhan
हर्षवर्धन
C
Chandragupta Maurya
चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य
Correct
D
Kumargupta
कुमारगुप्त
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C (Chandragupta Maurya)

मेगस्थनीज, सेल्यूकस 'निकेटर' द्वारा चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य की राज्य सभा में भेजा गया यूनानी राजदूत था। इसके पूर्व वह अराकोसिया के क्षत्रप के राज-दरबार में सेल्यूकस का राजदूत रह चुका था। भारत में उसने जो कुछ भी देखा-सुना, उसे उसने 'इंडिका' नामक अपने ग्रंथ में लिपिबद्ध किया।

Megasthenes was a Greek historian who came to India in the fourth century B.C. as a representative or ambassador of Seleucus Nicator. He lived in the court of Chandragupta Maurya. He has written about contemporary India and also about Chandragupta's reign in his book entitled “Indica.”

Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Maurya Empire
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