emergence of mahajanapadas & magadh MCQ set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following Janapadas was republican state in sixth century BC?

a) Anga

b) Kosala

c) Mayadha

d) Vajji

Question : 2

The capital of Magadha was shifted from Rajgriha to

a) Ujjaini

b) Patliputra

c) Varanasi

d) Kannauj

Question : 3

Arrange the following Mahajanpadas moving from west to east in the correct order:

1. Avanti
2. Magadha
3. Matsya
4. Kosala

a) 1 3 4 2

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 1 4 3 2

d) 1 2 3 4

Question : 4

By whom, the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali?

a) Nand

b) Licchhavi

c) Gupta

d) Maurya

Question : 5

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.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Neither 1 nor 2?

d) 1 only

Question : 6

Name of the Mahajanapada, which was a confederacy of eight republican clans?

a) Magadha

b) Vatsa

c) Vajji

d) Malla