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Where is Chanakya said to have composed his Arthashastra?

ASarnath
BTakshashila ✓ Correct
CNalanda
DVikramshila
Correct answer: (B) Takshashila
Explanation

Chanakya is said to have composed his Arthashastra at Takshashila, a renowned ancient centre of learning.

Sarnath is linked to the Buddha's first sermon, not to this text.

Nalanda was a later Buddhist university of the Gupta era, after Chanakya's time.

Vikramshila too arose later as a Buddhist centre of learning.

Takshashila taught subjects from political science to medicine and drew scholars from afar.

The Arthashastra is a classic treatise on statecraft, economics and military strategy.

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