Question : The ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by the Greek ruler Seleucus Nicator was_____.
Option 1: Homer
Option 2: Strabo
Option 3: Herodotus
Option 4: Megasthenes
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Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct answer is Megasthenes.
Seleucus Nicator sent Megasthenes as his ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes was a Greek historian and diplomat who wrote a famous book called Indica. The Indica book described the society and the governance of the Mauryas. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya dynasty.
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Question : Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador in the court of______.
Option 1: Chandragupta Maurya
Option 2: Pushyamitra Shunga
Option 3: Harshavardhana
Option 4: Ashoka
Question : Who was the author of the book 'Arthashastra'?
Option 1: Chandragupta
Option 2: Megasthenes
Option 3: Chanakya
Option 4: Seleucus Nicator
Question : Which foreign invader surrendered his territories to Chandragupta Maurya?
Option 1: Menander
Option 2: Demosthenes
Option 3: Seleucus I Nicator
Option 4: Gondophares
Question : 'Indica' was written by
Option 1: Justin
Option 3: Pliny
Option 4: Strabo
Question : Who, with the help of Kautilya, overthrew Dhanananda, the last Nanda ruler?
Option 1: Kalashoka
Option 2: Chandragupta Maurya
Option 3: Ashoka
Option 4: Akbar
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