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Which two powerful rulers of Magadha used all means to conquer other janapadas?

ABindusara and Ashoka
BChandragupta and Kautilya
CAlexander and Seleucus
DBimbisara and Ajatasattu
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bimbisara and Ajatasattu
1. Magadha had rivers, forests and iron ore. 2. Bimbisara and Ajatasattu were its powerful rulers. 3. Mahapadma Nanda came later. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._
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