61. Which dynasty ruled over Magadha before the Mauryas?
A) Nanda dynasty
B) Gupta dynasty
C) Satavahana dynasty
D) Kushan dynasty
Answer: A) Nanda dynasty
62. Who was the successor of Chandragupta Maurya?
A) Bindusara
B) Ashoka
C) Samudragupta
D) Kumaragupta
Answer: A) Bindusara
63. What was the name of the wife of Bindusara?
A) Durdhara
B) Karuvaki
C) Asandhimitra
D) Shubhadrangi
Answer: D) Shubhadrangi
64. What was the nickname of Bindusara?
A) Ashoka the Great
B) Chandragupta II
C) Amitraghata
D) Samrat
Answer: C) Amitraghata
65. Which Greek historian wrote about the Maurya Empire in his work, ‘Histories’?
A) Herodotus
B) Plutarch
C) Arrian
D) Strabo
Answer: C) Arrian
