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1. Which was the earliest capital of Magadh?
A. Rajgir
B. Patliputra
C. Vaishali
D. None of these
ANSWER: A.Rajgir
SOLUTION : The core of the Magadha kingdom was located in the area of modern day Bihar, south of the Ganges. Its first capital was Rajagriha, modern day Rajgir.
2. The most significant ruler of Kalinga was ____.
A. Ashoka
B. Devadatta
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Kharavela
ANSWER: D.Kharavela
SOLUTION: After the decline of the Mauryan Empire, the region came under the control of the Mahameghavahana family, whose king Kharavela described himself as the “supreme Lord of Kalinga”.
3. Which Mahajanapad was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty?
A. Kashi
B. Chedi
C. Magadh
D. Avanti
ANSWER : D.Avanti
SOLUTION:
Avanti was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty. Shishunaga founded his dynasty in 413 BCE with its capital in Rajgir and later Pataliputra (both in what is now Bihar).
4. Which among the following was the capital of Vatsa Mahajanapada?
A. Mathura
B. Bairath
C. Kausambi
D. Kashi
ANSWER: C.Kausambi
SOLUTION:Vatsa was a janapada which transformed into a mahajanapada when it became more powerful and important than others. Kaushambi, Allahabad was the capital of Vatsa.
5. Large territorial states in North India during the sixth century BCE were known as?
A. Jana
B. Janapadas
C. Mahajanapads
D. None of these
ANSWER: C.Mahajanapads
SOLUTION:The Mahājanapadas were sixteen kingdoms and aristocratic republics that existed in ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE, during the second urbanisation period.
6. What was the capital of Anga Mahajanapada?
A. Varanasi
B. Kushavati
C. Champa
D. Vaishali
ANSWER: C.Champa
SOLUTION : According to the Anga kingdom map, the capital of Anga was Champa. Champa was one of the places during the 6th century BCE. Before Champa was gifted to Karna by Jarasandha, the place was known as Malinipuri.
7. Varanasi was the capital of which of the following Mahajanapada?
A. Mallas
B. Vajji
C. Kosala
D. Kashi
ANSWER: D.Kashi
SOLUTION: The capital of Kashi (Mahajanapada) was Varanasi. This city got its name from rivers Varuna and Asi as cited in the Matsya Purana.
8. What was the capital of Kosala Mahajanpada’s northern part?
A. Varanasi
B. Shravasti
C. Kushavati
D. Vaishali
ANSWER: B.Shravasti
SOLUTION:Shravasti. Capital of Kosala was Shravasti, modern location of Kosala is in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
9. What was the capital of Kosala Mahajanapada’s southern part?
A. Kushavati
B. Vaishali
C. Kushinara
D. Pava
ANSWER: A.Kushavati
SOLUTION: Prasenjit was the king of Kosala mahajanapada. He was a contemporary of Buddha. The capital of Kosala’s norther part was Shravasti whereas the capital of the southern part was Kushavati.
10. What was the Capital of Vajji Mahajanapada?
A. Kushinara
B. Vaishali
C. Pava
D. Shuktimati
ANSWER: B.Vaishali
SOLUTION:Vajji was a republican mahajanapada in modern Bihar. Its capital was Vaishali and it was run by ganas or sanghas (assemblies). Vajji or Vrijji was a confederacy of neighboring clans including the Licchavis and one of the principal mahajanapadas of ancient India.