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

Question : 1

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

a) Magadha

b) Kosala

c) Vajji

d) Anga

Question : 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.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2?

Question : 3

Where did the 16 Janapadas were mentiond?

a) Brahmanas

b) Aryanakas

c) Jaina Scriptures

d) Buddhist Scripts

Question : 4

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 1 4 2 3

Question : 5

Chandra Gupta Maura was the follower of?

a) Hinduism

b) Aynika

c) Jainism

d) Buddhism

Question : 6

The capital of Magadha was shifted from Rajgriha to

a) Ujjaini

b) Varanasi

c) Kannauj

d) Patliputra