History & Civics
(A) The Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 4th century BCE.
(R) Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by Ashoka.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (R) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Mauryan Empire
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Answer
(A) is true but (R) is false.
Explanation — Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by Bindusara and Bindusara was succeeded by Ashoka.
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