Multiple choice

Chandragupta died in

  1. Karnasuvarna

  2. Paithan

  3. Sravanvelgola

  4. Nalanda

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire, renounced his throne and became a Jain monk. He spent his final years at Sravanbelgola (in modern Karnataka) where he eventually died through the Jain practice of sallekhana (fasting unto death).