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Who had expressed the view that the cotton cloth worn by Indians had a brighter white colour than any cotton found elsewhere?
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Alexander
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Nearchus
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Pliny
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Megasthenese
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Q. The cotton cloth worn by Indians had a brighter white colour than any cotton found elsewhere. This view was recorded by ? Notes: Megasthenes – an ancient Greek historian and diplomat, author of an account of India, the Indica, in four books.
Detailed explanation-2: -Megasthenes describes India as a quadrilateral, with seas on both sides, many large rivers and huge mountains-a very accurate description of our country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: the two features. were it was highly costly and was fire resistant did not easily catched fire it was very authentic and rare and only coul be grown in India.
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