(a) Ktesias (b) Megasthenes (c) Pliny (d) Ptolemy
The correct chronological sequence of the above authors is :
Foreign Authors Chronological Order
This solution determines the correct chronological sequence of the given foreign authors based on their historical periods.
Identifying Author Time Periods
To establish the chronological order, we need to know the approximate time periods when each author lived and worked:
- (a) Ktesias (Ctesias): A Greek physician and historian who lived in the late 5th and early 4th centuries BCE (approx. 400 BCE).
- (b) Megasthenes: A Greek ethnographer and ambassador, known for his work on India. He lived around the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BCE (approx. 300 BCE).
- (c) Pliny: Refers to Pliny the Elder, a Roman author and naturalist. He lived from 23/24 CE to 79 CE.
- (d) Ptolemy: Refers to Claudius Ptolemy, a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer. He lived approximately between 100 CE and 170 CE.
Determining Chronological Sequence
Arranging the authors from earliest to latest based on their time periods:
- Ktesias (approx. 400 BCE)
- Megasthenes (approx. 300 BCE)
- Pliny the Elder (approx. 70 CE)
- Ptolemy (approx. 150 CE)
This sequence corresponds to (a), (b), (c), (d).
Final Sequence Confirmation
The correct chronological sequence of the foreign authors is Ktesias, Megasthenes, Pliny, and Ptolemy.
Important Questions from Literary Sources
The earlier literacy reference to cotton carder's bow comes from which of the following Persian text?
Who among the following authored the historical work 'Ain-i-Akbari'?
Match List-I with List-II:
List – I
(Texts)
List – II
(Authors)
(a) Kavyadarsa
(i) Abhinavagupta
(b) Ashtadhyayi
(ii) Patanjali
(c) Mahabhasya
(iii) Panini
(d) Tantraloka
(iv) Dandin
Choose the correct option from those given below:
Who was the first scholar who called Indian society deaf and dumb and stagnant?
Given below are two statements - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : "History" refers to both a subject matter and thought process.
Reason (R): Thought process of historical thinking involves raising questions, marshaling evidence, discerning patterns in evidence, and critiquing the narratives written by others.
In the context of the above statements. which of the following is correct?
