- APataliputra
- BTaxila
- CUjjain
- DMathura
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- ABimbisara
- BAjatashatru
- CChandragupta Maurya
- DAshoka
- AMauryan dynasty
- BHindu dynasty
- CMughaldynasty
- DChola dynasty
- ABy defeating the satraps left by Alexander the Great
- BBy forming alliances with neighboring kingdoms
- C By conducting trade with other regions
- DBy using military force to conquer territories
- AA religious ceremony
- B A pitched battle
- C A cultural festival
- D A trade fair
- ADhana nanda
- BAlexendra
- CEudemus
- DPeithon
- AAs Sandrokottos
- BAs Alexander
- C As Peithon
- D None of the above
- AAshoka
- BChanakya
- CAkbar
- D None of the above
- AAshoka
- BChanakya
- CAlexander
- DNanda
- APataliputra, Tosali, Ujjain, Suvarnagiri
- BPataliputra, Ujjain, Suvarnagiri, Taxila
- CPataliputra, Tosali, Suvarnagiri, Taxila
- D Pataliputra, Tosali, Ujjain, Taxila
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- A. Pataliputra
- B. Taxila
- C. Ujjain
- D. Mathura
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Pataliputra was a strategically located city on the Ganges river's banks that was a centre of trade and commerce. The Ashokan pillars and the Mauryan palace were also notable architectural features of the city.
- A. Bimbisara
- B. Ajatashatru
- C. Chandragupta Maurya
- D. Ashoka
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Chandragupta Maurya is believed to have built the city of Pataliputra, which served as the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
- A. Mauryan dynasty
- B. Hindu dynasty
- C. Mughaldynasty
- D. Chola dynasty
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According to the given information, the Gupta dynasty was traditionally a Hindu dynasty.
- A. By defeating the satraps left by Alexander the Great
- B. By forming alliances with neighboring kingdoms
- C. By conducting trade with other regions
- D. By using military force to conquer territories
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Answer: By defeating the satraps left by Alexander the Great. Chandragupta Maurya expanded his power westwards across central and western India by defeating the satraps left by Alexander the Great.
- A. A religious ceremony
- B. A pitched battle
- C. A cultural festival
- D. A trade fair
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Answer: A pitched battle. On one of his travels, Chanakya witnessed some young men playing a rural game practicing a pitched battle. One of the boys was none other than Chandragupta. Chanakya was impressed by the young Chandragupta and saw royal qualities in him as someone fit to rule.
- A. Dhana nanda
- B. Alexendra
- C. Eudemus
- D. Peithon
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? Answer: Pataliputra Pataliputra, which is modern-day Patna, was the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
- A. As Sandrokottos
- B. As Alexander
- C. As Peithon
- D. None of the above
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Answer: As Sandrokottos. Chandragupta Maurya first emerges in Greek accounts as "Sandrokottos".
- A. Ashoka
- B. Chanakya
- C. Akbar
- D. None of the above
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Answer: Chanakya. Chanakya was the mentor of Chandragupta Maurya who taught him statecraft and governing.
- A. Ashoka
- B. Chanakya
- C. Alexander
- D. Nanda
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Answer: Chanakya. Chanakya is credited with mentoring Chandragupta Maurya in statecraft and governing.
- A. Pataliputra, Tosali, Ujjain, Suvarnagiri
- B. Pataliputra, Ujjain, Suvarnagiri, Taxila
- C. Pataliputra, Tosali, Suvarnagiri, Taxila
- D. Pataliputra, Tosali, Ujjain, Taxila
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Answer: Pataliputra, Ujjain, Suvarnagiri, Taxila. The provincial capitals of the Mauryan Empire were Tosali (in the east), Ujjain (in the west), Suvarnagiri (in the south), and Taxila (in the north).