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Q: Who among the following wrote ‘Indica’, which described India during the rule of the Maurya Dynasty.
  • A. Diodorus Siculus
  • B. Megasthenes
  • C. Strabo
  • D. Pliny
Correct Answer: Option B - The book Indica written by Megasthenes describes India during the rule of the Maurya dynasty. Ptolemy’s Geography, Pliny’s Natural History is a major work of first century. Around the this period Strabo wrote Geographica.
B. The book Indica written by Megasthenes describes India during the rule of the Maurya dynasty. Ptolemy’s Geography, Pliny’s Natural History is a major work of first century. Around the this period Strabo wrote Geographica.

Explanations:

The book Indica written by Megasthenes describes India during the rule of the Maurya dynasty. Ptolemy’s Geography, Pliny’s Natural History is a major work of first century. Around the this period Strabo wrote Geographica.