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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 71 of 200

Q71
History of IndiaMauryan Empire
The last ruler of the Maurya Dynasty was
  1. a.Ajatasatru
  2. b.Bimbisara
  3. c.Brihadratha
  4. d.Kakavarna

Answer: (C) Brihadratha

Brihadratha, the last Maurya king, was killed around 185 BC by his commander-in-chief Pushyamitra Shunga, who founded the Shunga dynasty. Bimbisara and Ajatashatru were earlier Haryanka kings of Magadha. Kakavarna (Kalashoka) was a Shishunaga king in whose reign the Second Buddhist Council was held at Vaishali. None of these three was a Maurya.

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