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Question
Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of Magadhan Empire?
- Strategic location
- Thick forest supplied timber and elephant
- Control over sea
- Availability of rich deposits of iron ores
Options
1, 2, and 3 only
3 and 4 only
1, 2, and 4 only
All of these
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Solution
1,2 and 4 only
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