Q. The Hathigumpha (elephant cave) from Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, records the aqueduct built by?
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[A] Bimbisara

[B] Ajatashatru

[C] Prasenajit

[D] Nandas

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation: An inscription known as the Hathigumpha (elephant cave) from Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, records the aqueduct built by King Nanda three hundred years earlier. This is also indicative of the geographical extent of the Nanda Empire.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT


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