First Foreign Visitor to India

CMAT 2021 · General Knowledge · Easy · General Knowledge

Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

  1. A.

    Hiuen-Tsang

  2. B.

    Megasthenese

  3. C.

    I Ching

  4. D.

    Fahien

Answer

B

Explanation

Megasthenes visited India during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya in the 4th century BCE, earlier than the Chinese travelers.

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