Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Gandhari, wife of Dhrithrashtra was from which of following present day country?

  1. Afghanistan

  2. Turkey

  3. Saudi Arabia

  4. India

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Explanation

Gandhari, the wife of Dhritarashtra in the Mahabharata, was the princess of Gandhara, which corresponds to modern-day Afghanistan (specifically the region around Peshawar and Taxila in the north-west). This region is mentioned in ancient Indian texts as being located beyond the north-west frontier of the Indian subcontinent.