WBCS.LIVE practice question

The highly influential ancient text 'Indica' was written by which foreign traveler?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Fa-Hien
  2. Hiuen Tsang
  3. Megasthenes
  4. Ibn Battuta

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Megasthenes

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Megasthenes šŸ“š Explanation: Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus Nicator to the royal court of the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra. His book 'Indica' remains one of the most vital historical accounts of Mauryan administration, social structure, and geography, although the original text is lost and survives only in fragments cited by later Greek writers.