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Consider the following statements about ancient India:
1. Megasthenes, the author of Indica, was an ambassador at the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
2. The Chinese traveller Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Megasthenes, the author of Indica, was an ambassador at the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
2. The Chinese traveller Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: Megasthenes came as the Greek envoy of Seleucus Nicator and wrote Indica. Statement 2 is wrong because Fa-Hien came around 400 CE in the time of Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty, whereas Hsuan-Tsang (Xuanzang) visited during Harsha's reign in the seventh century. Mixing up the two Chinese pilgrims is the usual trap.
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