Asked: I.A.S. (Pre) 2005medium Level
ID: 6ae793b94aac9c32d5e3e10d
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक अन्य तीनों के समसामयिक नहीं था?
Who among the following was not contemporary to the other three?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
बिंबिसार
Bimbisara
B
गौतम बुद्ध
Gautama Buddha
C
मिलिंद
Milinda (Menander I)
Correct
D
प्रसेनजित
Prasenajit
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C(मिलिंद)
मगध नरेश बिंबिसार (544-492 ई.पू.), कोसल नरेश प्रसेनजित तथा महात्मा गौतम बुद्ध (563-483 ई.पू.) छठी-पांचवीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व के समकालीन महापुरुष थे। इसके विपरीत हिंद-यवन (इंडो-ग्रीक) शासक मिनांडर अथवा मिलिंद का समय लगभग 165/155-130 ईसा पूर्व (दूसरी शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व) है। अतः मिलिंद इन तीनों का समकालीन नहीं था।
King Bimbisara of Magadha, King Prasenajit of Kosala, and Gautama Buddha were all contemporaries living during the 6th–5th centuries BC. In contrast, the Indo-Greek King Menander I (Milinda) reigned in the 2nd century BC (c. 165/155–130 BC), celebrated in the Buddhist philosophical dialogue 'Milindapanha'. Hence, Milinda was not contemporary to the other three.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Post Mauryan Period
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