Who composed the text Mrichchhakatika in c. fourth-century CE?

The correct answer is Option (4) → Shudraka

The Sanskrit play Mrichchhakatika was written by Shudraka in about the fourth century CE. Its hero, Charudatta, is described as both a Brahmana and a sarthavaha, a merchant, which shows that occupations did not always follow the rules of varna. Charudatta and Sarthavaha in the options come from the play itself, and Vanika is close to vanik, the Sanskrit word for a merchant; none of them is its author.