emergence of mahajanapadas & magadh Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

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’.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Correctly matched pairs are:

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

Answer: (c)

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,