10. Panchala: Ahichhatra/Kampilya(UP)(Western UP and East Yamuna)
11. Sursena: Mathura(UP)
12. Kuru : Indraprastha( Haryana/Delhi)
13. Matsya: Viratnagar(Rajashtan)
14. Kamboja: Rajapura(Hindukus Areas)
15. Gandhara: Taxila(Pakistan)
16. Vatsa: Kaushambi( Allahabad/ Mirzapur)
3. With reference to Indian Ancient history during 600 B.C., how many Mahajanapadas were in that time?
a) 9
b) 16
c) 28
d) 108
Answer. b) 16;
During 600 B.C., the Indian subcontinent had 16 Mahajanapad.
4. Which of the following text mentioned the name of sixteen ( 16) Mahajanpada?
a) Rig Veda
b) Mundaka Upanishad
b) Sutta Pitaka
d) Vinay Pitaka
Answer. b) Sutta Pitaka mentioned the name of sixteen ( 16) Mahajanpada.
5. The name of sixteen ( 16) Mahajanpada was mentioned in which Nikaya of the Buddhist text?
a) Digha Nikaya
b) Majjhima Nikaya
c) Samyutta Nikaya
d) Anguttara Nikaya
Answer. d) Anguttara Nikaya
The name of sixteen ( 16) Mahajanpada was mentioned in Anguttara Nikhaya of the Buddhist text.
6. Which Mahajanapad was located in the present-day Peshawar and Kabul regions?
a) Kamboja
b) Gandhara
c) Vatsa
d) Assaka ( Asmak)
Answer. b) Gandhara
Gandhara Mahajanapad was located in the present-day Peshawar ( Pakistan) and Kabul ( Afghanistan) regions. The capital of Gandhara was Taxila. Gandhara Mahajanpada had trade with Persia, they supplied men to Persia to fight the war against the Greeks.
Kamboja Mahajanapad was located in the present-day Kashmir and Hindukush regions. The capital of Kampoja was Rajapura ( Poonch).
Vatsa Mahajanapad was located in present-day Prayagraj and Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh. The capital of Vatsa was Kausambi.
Assaka (Asmak) Mahajanpada was located in Southern India, in present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. It was located in Godavari Valley. The Capital of Asmak Mahajanapad was Potan.
7. Which Mahajanapad was located in the present-day Jammu Kashmir and Hindukush regions?
a) Kamboja
b) Kuru
c) Vatsa
d) Assaka ( Asmak)
Answer. a) Kamboja
Kamboja Mahajanapad was located in the present-day Kashmir and Hindukush regions. The capital of Kampoja was Rajapura ( Poonch).
Kuru Mahajanapad was located in Present day Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana region. The capital of Kuru was Hastinapur/Indraprasht.
8. Which Mahajanapad was located in the Godavari Valley of Southern India?
a) Matsya
b) Kuru
c) Vatsa
d) Assaka ( Asmak)
Answer. d) Assaka ( Asmak)
Assaka (Asmak) MMahajanapad was located in Southern India, in present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. It was located in Godavari Valley. The Capital of Asmak Mahajanapad was Potan.
Matsya Mahajanapad was located in Present day Central Rajasthan. The capital of Matsya Mahajanapad was Viratnagar.
9. Which Mahajanapad was located in Central Rajasthan?
a) Matsya
b) Kuru
c) Vatsa
d) Chedi
Answer. a) Matsya
Matsya Mahajanpada was located in Present day Central Rajasthan. The capital of Matsya Mahajanpada was Viratnagar.
Chedi Mahajanapad was located in the Present day Bundelkhand region. The capital fo Chedi Mahajanpada was Shuktimati.
10. Which Mahajanpada was most powerful among the sixteen Mahjanpada?
a) Kuru
b) Magatha
c) Panchala
d) Kosala
Answer. b) Magatha
Magatha Mahajanpada was the most powerful Mahajanpada. Magath Mahajanpada is located in present-day Bihar which was south of the Ganga River. The capital of Magath Mahanapada was Rajgriha and Patliputra ( Patna). Many rivers such as Ganga and Son rivers flow through Magatha Mahajanpada which was used for water transportation, water supplies, and making the land fertile. Part of Magatha territories was forested which were sources of elephant and wood for building houses and Chariots. There were also Iron ore mines in Magatha Mahajanpada which help them to make swords and other tools.
Kuru Mahajnapda was located in the present-day Haryana and Meerut regions. The capital of Kuru Mahajanpada was Indraprasht and Hastinapur.
Panchala Mahajnapada was located in the middle of Gangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh. The capital of Panchala Mahajanpada was Kampliya and Ahichhatra.
Kosala Mahajanpada was located in Present day Ayodhya. The capital of Kosal Mahajanpada was Sravasti.
11. Which of the following Mahajanpad was a republic in nature?
a) Anga
b) Vajji
c) Panchala
d) Magadha
Answer. b) Vajji
Vajji Mahajanpada was a republic in nature. The capital of Vajji Mahajanpada was Vaishali.Both Budha and Mahavira belonged to Vajji Mahajanpada.
Anga Mahajanpada was located in the present-day Munger and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar. The capital of Anga Mahajanpada was Champa.
12. Punched Marked Coins were mostly made up of?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Copper
d) Stone
Answer. b) Silver
Punched Marked Coins were mostly made up of Silver and it was widely circulated during the Mahajanpada period.
13. Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha? (UPSC 2014)
1. Avanti
2. Gandhara
3. Kosala
4. Magadha
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 4
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer. c) 3 and 4 only
Budha born in Vajji Mahajanpada,. He got enlightenment in Bodh Gaya which was in Magadha Mahajanpada. Buddha gave the first sermon in Sarnath, which was in Kashi Mahajanpada. He attain Mahanirvan in Kushnigar which was in Malla Mahajanpada. Buddha also went to Shravasti in Kosala Mahajanpada for teaching.
So, Buddha's life was associated with Vajji, Magath, Kashi, Malla, and Kosla Mahajanpada.
14. Which of the following Mahanapada is not located in Present day Uttar Pradesh?
a) Kosala
b) Kuru
c) Chedi
d) Anga
Answer. d) Anga Mahajanpada was located in eastern Bihar mainly in the Munger and Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The capital of Anga was Champa.
Uttar Pradesh had seven Mahajanpada namely Malla, Kosala, Kashi, Chedi, Vatsa, Panchala, and Sursena.
15. How many Mahajanpada were in Present day Uttar Pradesh?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
Answer. c) 7
Uttar Pradesh had seven Mahajanpada namely Malla, Kosala, Kashi, Chedi, Vatsa, Panchala, and Sursena.
16. How many Mahajanpada were in Present day Bihar?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
Answer. a) 3
Bihar had three Mahajapada namely Anga, Magadha, and Vajji.
17. Which of the following Mahajanpada was in Malwa Plateau?
a) Chedi
b) Vatsa
c) Avanti
d) Matsya
Answer. c) Avanti
Avanti Mahajanpada was in Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh. The capital of Avanti Mahajanpada was Ujjain.
18. Which of the following dynasty was the first to rule Magadha Mahajanpad?
a) Haryanka Dynasty
b) Shishunga Dynasty
c) Nanda Dynasty
d) Maurya dynasty
Answer. a) Haryanka Dynasty
Haryanka Dynasty ( 544 B.C. to 412 B.C)
Shishunga Dynasty ( 412 B.C to 344 B. C)
Nanda Dynasty ( 344 B.C to 322 B.C)
Maurya Dynasty ( 322 B.C. to 185 B.C)
19. Who was the founder of the Haryanka dynasty?
a) Bimbisara
b) Ajatsatru
c) Ghana Nanda
d) Udayin
Answer. a) Bimbisara ( 544 B.C.) was the founder of the Haryanka dynasty and made Rajgriha the capital Of Magadh.
20. Who made the Patliputra the Capital of Magadha?
a) Bimbisara
b) Ajatsatru
c) Ghana Nanda
d) Udayin
Answer. d) Udayin;
The following were rulers of the Haryanka dynasty:
Bimbisara ( 544 B. C to 492 B.C)
Ajatsatru ( 492 B.C to 460 B.C)
Udayin ( 460 to 444 B.C.); Udain made the Patliputra the capital of Magatha Mahajanapad.
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