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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.