Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  1. The Maurya ruler, Brihadrata, was assassinated by his son in the wish of throne.
  2. The mutual quarrel among the successors of Ashoka was the greatest cause of the decline of the Mauryan Empire.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect: In the year 185 BC, about fifty years after Ashoka's death, the last Maurya ruler, Brihadrata, was assassinated by the commander-in-chief of the Mauryan armed forces, Pusyamitra Sunga, while he was taking the Guard of Honor of his forces. Statement 2 is also incorrect: Ashoka was succeeded by weak rulers, which encouraged the provinces to proclaim their independence. The arduous task of administering such a vast empire could not be executed by the weak rulers. The mutual quarrel among the successors also contributed to the decline of the Mauryan Empire.

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