Chandragupta Maurya

Q. I established one of the mightiest empires of India. I studied in the prestigious university of Taxila and defeated the last Nanda king. Who am I?

1. Ashoka
2. Chandragupta
3. Bindusara
4. Chanakya

Q. Which of the following event(s) happened as a result of the treaty signed between Nikator, the Greek general, and Chandragupta Maurya?

1. Chandragupta Maurya ceded the territory of Punjab and Sindh.
2. Nikator ceded all his territories to Chandragupta.
3. Nikator and Chandragupta Maurya agreed to a marriage alliance where the daughter of Nikator married Chandragupta.
4. Nikator received 500 war elephants from Chandragupta.

Q. Arrange the following events in the order they occurred:

1. Chandragupta defeated the last Nanda king, Dhana Nanda, in 321 B.C.E.
2. Dhana Nanda insulted Chanakya by calling him an ugly Brahmin.
3. Chanakya vowed that he would not re-tie his Brahmin topknot until he had driven King Dhana Nanda out of power and destroyed his whole clan.
4. Chandragupta became the king of the Mauryan empire.

1. 3, 2, 1, 4
2. 4, 1, 2, 3
3. 1, 4, 2, 3
4. 2, 3, 1, 4

Q. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

1. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Bindusara Maurya
3. Ashoka the Great
4. Chanakya

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