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Tosali is known in India History as the name of:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. the Jain brother of the Buddhist Upali.
  2. a provincial centre in Mauryan Empire.
  3. wife of Mahapadma Nanda.
  4. a sacred river in Andhra Pradesh.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: a provincial centre in Mauryan Empire.

Explanation: The correct answer is B. a provincial centre in Mauryan Empire. Tosali was one of the provincial capitals (also called Pradeshik centres) of the Mauryan Empire, located in the Eastern Province known as Prachyapatha. It is believed to be situated in the present-day Dhauli hills near Bhubaneswar, in Odisha.