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(a) False
The Mauryan province of Taxila was the gateway to the north-west.
(b) False
Arthashashtra is Sanskrit which means economic science. The Ideas of Kautilya, otherwise knowns as Chanakya, were written down in Arthashashtra.
(c) False
Kalinga refers to the coastal region between the Godavari and Mahanadi rivers, in what is modern-day Orissa, not Bengal.
(d) True
Brahmi Script is the parent language of Hindi and many other north Indian languages. Ashokan inscriptions were written in Brahmi script.