Question

Match the following
A B

a. Kautilya	I. Magadha King
b.Megasthenes	II.Ashoka
c.Bimbisara	III.Arthasastra
d.Upagupta	IV.Ambassador

A.a-III b-IV c-I d-II
B.a-II b-I c-IV d-III
C.a-I b-II c-III d-IV
D.a-IV b-III c-II d-I

Answer 1

Hint: We will discuss the rule of Chandragupta, Kautilya,Megasthenes,Bimbisara and Upagupta.He wrote a book called Indika, in which he gave an account of the life and society at Pataliputra and the Mauryan empire.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss in detail.Although much of Megasthenes' information collected and written in his diary, the Indica (which is now lost), he still was able to provide a good Fact File.Megasthenes was the ambassador of Seleucus in the court of Chandragupta Maurya for five years. On his return home, Indika and Arthashastra are two important sources of our knowledge about Chandragupta Maurya and his rule or and the Capital City.
Kautilya's (Chanakyas's) Arthashastra is another very rich source of information about the Mauryan administration. It tells us about the structure of the administration at the central and the provincial levels.
Having abandoned war after the Kalinga War, Ashoka devoted himself to spreading Buddhism. He took the following steps for this purpose:With his Guru, Upagupta, Ashoka visited all places connected with Buddha and gave liberal grants for development.
Ashoka put throughout him inscribed monuments in the beliefs and or was erected where Buddha first sermon. national emblem.He ordered construction of suitable honour of Lord Buddha.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: We learn about the administration and character of the Mauryan empire under Chandragupta Maurya from Megasthense's account given in his book Indica.The third source of information about the Mauryan administration are the Ashokan Pillars, Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions, spread throughout India.