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At which river did Alexander's army mutiny and refuse to march east?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Alexander the Great die in Babylon?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city was the capital of the Nanda Empire besieged by Chandragupta?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Greek ambassador wrote Indika about the Mauryan court?Read the answer and worked solution →Which modern city occupies the site of the Mauryan capital Pataliputra?Read the answer and worked solution →In which language were most of Ashoka's edicts written?Read the answer and worked solution →What technology helped Babur beat larger armies at Panipat?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ruler forced Humayun into exile in Persia?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the regent when the young Akbar came to the throne?Read the answer and worked solution →Which monument exemplifies the Mughal court at its peak under Shah Jahan?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Indian National Congress founded in Bombay?Read the answer and worked solution →Which retired civil servant inspired the founding of the Indian National Congress?Read the answer and worked solution →Who declared, "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it"?Read the answer and worked solution →Who became Mahatma Gandhi's political mentor after his return to India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Viceroy ordered the partition of Bengal in 1905?Read the answer and worked solution →Which method of protest did Gandhi perfect in South Africa?Read the answer and worked solution →The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →Who ordered troops to fire at Jallianwala Bagh?Read the answer and worked solution →The first Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi ran in which years?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did Gandhi set up his ashram on the Sabarmati river?Read the answer and worked solution →Which day was observed as Purna Swaraj Day in 1930?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Lahore Resolution adopted by the Muslim League?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose defiance of British superiors led to his execution and helped spark the Meerut outbreak of 1857?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mughal emperor was proclaimed Shahenshah-e-Hindustan by the rebels at Delhi in 1857?Read the answer and worked solution →Which policy of Lord Dalhousie, used to annex states without a natural heir, angered Indian rulers before 1857?Read the answer and worked solution →After 1857, which Act moved Company territory to the Crown?Read the answer and worked solution →

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At which river did Alexander's army mutiny and refuse to march east?

  1. Ravi
  2. Jhelum
  3. Beas
  4. Sutlej
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Correct answer: C. Beas

The soldiers of Alexander refused to go farther at the Beas, which marked the eastern limit of his Indian campaign.

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In which year did Alexander the Great die in Babylon?

  1. 356 BCE
  2. 331 BCE
  3. 326 BCE
  4. 323 BCE
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Correct answer: D. 323 BCE

Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BCE, after which his empire split among his generals.

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Which city was the capital of the Nanda Empire besieged by Chandragupta?

  1. Pataliputra
  2. Taxila
  3. Ujjain
  4. Vaishali
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Correct answer: A. Pataliputra

The Nanda capital was Pataliputra in Magadha, which Chandragupta and Chanakya finally besieged.

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