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ATamralipti
BSuvarnagiri
CKaushambi
DVaishali
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Suvarnagiri
1. Five major political centres anchored the empire.
2. The provincial four were Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and Suvarnagiri.
3. Pataliputra completed the set as the capital.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 2 'Kings, Farmers and Towns' (lehs102)_
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