Question : Who was the ambassador sent to the Maurya by the Greek ruler of West Asia, Seleucus I Nicator?
Option 1: Hiuen Tsang
Option 2: Fa-Hien
Option 3: Megasthenes
Option 4: Al-Biruni
Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct answer is Megasthenes.
Megasthenes, a Greek diplomat and historian, served as an ambassador to Chandragupta Maurya's court in Pataliputra on behalf of Seleucid king Seleucus I Nicator. His lost work, the Indica, offered valuable insights into ancient Indian culture. Although the original text is lost, scholars have reconstructed it using later literary sources, shedding light on the lives of ancient Indians during Chandragupta Maurya's rule.
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Question : Muhammad Ghori was defeated by a ______ ruler in 1191.
Option 1: Gahadavala
Option 2: Maurya
Option 3: Chahamana
Option 4: Chalukya
Question : Who among the following was the last Mauryan ruler and was killed by his commander-in-chief?
Option 1: Shatadhanvan
Option 2: Bindusara
Option 3: Brihadratha
Option 4: Dasharatha
Question : al-Biruni came to India with
Option 1: Mahmud of Ghazni
Option 2: Alexander
Option 3: Babur
Option 4: Timur
Question : Who among the following was the ruler of the Kushan dynasty?
Option 1: Vikramaditya
Option 2: Dantidurga
Option 3: Kadphises I
Option 4: Pushyamitra
Question : Who among the following was a Gupta ruler?
Option 1: Vima Kadphises
Option 2: Vikramaditya
Option 3: Dhana Nanda
Option 4: Kanishka
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