Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

Identify the writer of the play titled 'Mrichchhakatika'?

Options:

Vasistha

Shudraka

Gotama

Panini

Correct Answer:

Shudraka

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Shudraka

In the play "Mrichchhakatika," authored by Shudraka in the fourth century CE, the hero Charudatta was depicted as both a Brahmana and a "sarthavaha" or merchant.