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| Q. |
Up to where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north-west? |
| A. | Ravi river |
| B. | Indus river |
| C. | Satluj river |
| D. | Hindukush range |
| Answer» B. Indus river | |
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Explanation: Prior to Chandragupta's consolidation of power, small regional kingdoms dominated the northwestern subcontinent, while the Nanda Dynasty dominated the middle and lower basin of the Ganges. After Chan dragupta's conquests, the Maurya Empire extended from Bengal and Assam in the east, to Afghanistan and Balochistan, some part of the eastern and south- eastern in the west, to Kashmir and Nepal in the north, and to the Deccan Plateau in the south. The vast empire extended from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Indus River in the west |
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