Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Shunga dynasty, who established his kingdom by killing the last Mauryan emperor?
Option 1: Devabhuti
Option 2: Pushyamitra
Option 3: Bhagabhadra
Option 4: Agnimitra
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Correct Answer: Pushyamitra
Solution : The correct answer is Pushyamitra.
Pushyamitra founded the Shunga dynasty by killing the last Mauryan king. Shunga was the army chief of Brihadratha, the last king of the Mauryas, who killed the emperor and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 BC. His capital was Pataliputra.
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Question : Who among the following ruled the Magadha after the Mauryan dynasty?
Option 1: Haryanka dynasty
Option 2: Shishunaga dynasty
Option 3: Shunga dynasty
Option 4: Nanda dynasty
Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Option 1: Ashoka
Option 2: Bindusara
Option 3: Chandragupta Maurya
Option 4: Brihadratha Maurya
Question : Emperor Ashoka was the son of which of the following Mauryan rulers?
Option 1: Samudragupta
Option 3: Chandragupta
Option 4: Kanishka
Question : Which of the following dynasties was ruling Magadha just before the establishment of the Mauryan empire?
Option 1: Haryanka
Option 2: Shunga
Option 3: Kanva
Option 4: Nanda
Question : Who was the founder of the Patiala dynasty?
Option 1: Karam Singh
Option 2: Ranjit Singh
Option 3: Ala Singh
Option 4: Mahendra Singh
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