BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 77
Nitisara, an early book on politics, was written by:
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Answer: (B) Kamandaka
Explanation
Kamandakiya Nitisara, a Gupta-era work on statecraft, draws on Kautilya's Arthashastra.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: Kautilya wrote the Arthashastra.
- (B) Correct
Correct: Kamandaka wrote the Nitisara (Gupta period).
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: Charaka wrote on medicine.
- (D) Incorrect
Wrong: Kamandaka is correct.