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Q: The –––––– lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.
  • A. Pushkar
  • B. Lonar
  • C. Loktak
  • D. Sudarshana
Correct Answer: Option D - Sudarshana lake is located in the Girnar region of Gujarat. This lake was built by the governor Pushyagupta Vaishya appointed in Girinar on the orders of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. Emperor Ashoka's Mahamatya 'Tushasp' has strengthened this lake by getting it reconstructed. In later times Skandagupta spent money generously and got a dam constructed on this lake. The Junagadh inscription mentions the reconstruction of the Sudarshan lake by the Saka ruler Rudradaman.
D. Sudarshana lake is located in the Girnar region of Gujarat. This lake was built by the governor Pushyagupta Vaishya appointed in Girinar on the orders of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. Emperor Ashoka's Mahamatya 'Tushasp' has strengthened this lake by getting it reconstructed. In later times Skandagupta spent money generously and got a dam constructed on this lake. The Junagadh inscription mentions the reconstruction of the Sudarshan lake by the Saka ruler Rudradaman.

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Sudarshana lake is located in the Girnar region of Gujarat. This lake was built by the governor Pushyagupta Vaishya appointed in Girinar on the orders of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. Emperor Ashoka's Mahamatya 'Tushasp' has strengthened this lake by getting it reconstructed. In later times Skandagupta spent money generously and got a dam constructed on this lake. The Junagadh inscription mentions the reconstruction of the Sudarshan lake by the Saka ruler Rudradaman.