Realizing the need for water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was-
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A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Ashoka
C. Rudradaman
D. Skanda Gupta
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
Option a is the correct answer.
Pushyagupta Vaishya constructed the Sudarshan Lake on the orders of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Situated in Girnar, Gujarat, this irrigation project was a significant undertaking during the early Mauryan period. It was later renovated by other emperors like Ashoka and Rudradaman to maintain its functionality.