Question

after alexander the great, but before the rise of the gupta empire, which other empire politically and economically united most of present - day india, pakistan, and afghanistan? a harappa b maurya c nanda d qin

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Harappa was an ancient civilization, not an empire that united the regions after Alexander and before Gupta.
• Option B: The Maurya Empire (after Alexander's invasion and before Gupta) politically and economically united most of present - day India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
• Option C: The Nanda Empire was before the Maurya and not the one that united these regions in the required time period.
• Option D: The Qin Empire was in China, not related to the Indian sub - continent region in question.

Answer:

B. Maurya