Practice Ancient mahajanapadas magadh - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   By whom, the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali?

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Explanation:

Licchhavis established the first republic of the world in Vajji Mahajanapada of ancient India. They were the most famous clan amongst the ruling confederate clans of the Vajji. Vaishali was the capital of the Lichhavis,

Q-2)   With reference to Mahajanapad as consider the statements:
  1. Anga and Magadha were located in the wheat growing area of the Gangetic Valley
  2. In agricultural output, rice exceeded wheat leading to a greater density of population in the rice growing area.
Which of the above is / are not correct ?

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Q-3)   With reference to Mahajanapad as consider the statements:
  1. Anga and Magadha were located in the wheat growing area of the Gangetic Valley
  2. In agricultural output, rice exceeded wheat leading to a greater density of population in the rice growing area.
Which of the above is / are not correct ?

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Q-4)   The kingdom which was most powerful among the Shodasa Mahajanapadas ?

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Q-5)   Name of the Mahajanapada, which was a confederacy of eight republican clans?

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Q-6)   The capital of Magadha was shifted from Rajgriha to

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Q-7)   The kingdom which was most powerful among the Shodasa Mahajanapadas ? 1. Arrange the following Mahajanpadas moving from west to east in the correct order:
  1. Avanti
  2. Magadha
  3. Matsya
  4. Kosala
Codes:

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Q-8)   In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatoa Avalokitesvara was also known as:

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Explanation:

Avalokitesevara is a Bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism. In Sanskrit, Avalokitesvara is also referred to as Padmapâni (“Holder of the Lotus”) or Lokeœvara (“Lord of the World”) .

Q-9)   Consider the following statements:
  1. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya.
  2. Asmaka Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of Godawari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation:

The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya. Asmaka Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of river Godavari.

The Anguttara Nikaya, the fourth division of the Sutta Pitaka, consists of several thousand suttas arranged in eleven books (nipatas) according to numerical content.

An excellent modern print translation of the complete Anguttara Nikaya is Bhikkhu Bodhi’s The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha:

Q-10)   Consider the following statements:
  1. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya.
  2. Asmaka Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of Godawari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation:

Q-11)  
List-I (Mahajanpada) List-II (Capital)
A. Matsya 1. Potana
B. Asmaka 2. Virat
C. Anga 3. Champa
D. Chedi 4. Shuktimati
Codes: A B C D

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Explanation:

Correctly matched pairs are:

  • Matsya — Virat
  • Asmaka — Potana
  • Anga — Champa
  • Chedi — Suktimati

Q-12)   Chandra Gupta Maura defeated Nandas with the help of?

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Q-13)   Arrange the following Mahajanpadas moving from west to east in the correct order:
  1. Avanti
  2. Magadha
  3. Matsya
  4. Kosala
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Explanation:

Mahajanapadas west to east are Avanti, Matsya, Kosala and Magadha. There were many states of the Aryans in North India, around the 6th century BC. These states were called the ‘Mahajanapadas’.

There were sixteen of such Mahajanapadas:

  1. Kasi,
  2. Kosala,
  3. Anga,
  4. Magadha,
  5. Vajji,
  6. Malla,
  7. Chedi,
  8. Vatsa,
  9. Kuru,
  10. Panchala,
  11. Machcha,
  12. Surasena,
  13. Assaka,
  14. Avanti,
  15. Gandhara and
  16. Kamboja.

Literally, Mahajanapadas means ‘Great Kingdoms’.

Q-14)  
List-I (King) List-II (Kingdom)
A. Pradyota 1. Magadha
B. Udayana 2. Vatsa
C. Prasenjit 3. Avanti
D. Ajatshatru 4. Kosala
Codes: A B C D

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Explanation:

Correctly matched pairs are:

  1. Pradyot — Avanti
  2. Udayana — Vatsa
  3. Prasenjit — Kosala
  4. Ajatshatru — Magadha

Q-15)   Where did the 16 Janapadas were mentiond?

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Q-16)   What was the period of Chandra Gupta Maurya?

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Q-17)   The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in

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Explanation:

The ancient Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya gives the list of sixteen Mahajanapadas includes the Gandhara and the Kamboja as the only two salient Mahajanapadas in the Uttarapatha. Another Buddhist text Digha Nikaya mentions only twelve Mahajanapadas.

Q-18)   The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in

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Q-19)   Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?

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Q-20)   Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?

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Explanation:

According to Angunttara Nikaya(Budhist text) and Bhagavati sutra (jain text) there were 16 mahajanapadas in ancient India.