Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta’s chief adviser was

• Dhana Nand

• Porus

• Kautilya

• Alexander

Chandragupta Maurya ruled from:

• 321-297 BCE

• 321-300 BCE

• 300-297 BCE

• 300-245 BCE

Chanakya’s political ideas are compiled in his book called

• Mudrarakshasa

• Arthashastra

• Indica

• Geetha

Chandragupta Maurya followed _________ religion & fastened to death

• Buddhism

• Hindusim

• Christianity

• Jainism

Alexander’s war with King Porus resulted in

• Weakening of Northern states

• Establishment of Nanda Dynasty

• weak relations with Selecus

• More dynasties to set up

Chankya can be described as

• dishonest

• cruel

• Great Political thinker & economist

• socialist

One of the strong reasons of Chandragupta Maurya to establish a strong empire was

• Support from Alexander

• Knowledge on warfare/statecraft

• Following the jain religion

• War against King Porus

After Alexander’s war with King Porus, he

• Killed king porus

• Conquered king Porus’s territories

• Gave back King Porus’s territories

• Stayed back to rule in India

Who did Chandragupta Maurya follow to fast until death?

• Bhadrabahu

• Kautilya

• King Darius III

• Chanakya

Successor of Chandragupta Maurya was

• Bindusara

• Ashoka

• Bimbisara

• Brihadratha