SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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When Alexander the great invaded India, the dynasty which was ruling over entire north India was:
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Gupta Dynasty
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Maurya Dynasty
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Sakya Dynasty
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Nanda Dynasty
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Alexander invaded India in 326 BC when Dana Nanda was the ruler of Nanda dynasty. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indigenous traditions, both Brahmanical and Jaina, suggest that the founder of the dynasty, Mahapadma (who was also known as Mahapadmapati, or Ugrasena), evidently had a low social origin-a fact confirmed by classical scholarship.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Greek accounts name only one Nanda king-Agrammes or Xandrames-who was a contemporary of Alexander.
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