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					 The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
 
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-  Ashoka
 -  Chandragupta Maurya
 -  Samudragupta
 - Chandragupta Vikramaditya
 
 -  Ashoka
 
Correct Option: B
The Arthashastra was authored by Kautilya, also known as Vishnugupta, who was a contemporary and mentor of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire. It is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit.