Multiple choice

The division of society into seven classes in the Mauryan period is mentioned in

  1. Kautilya Asthashastra

  2. Ashokan edicts

  3. the Puranas

  4. the Indica of Megasthenes

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, wrote the 'Indica', in which he described Indian society as being divided into seven classes or castes.