{"id":6687,"date":"2024-05-29T14:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=6687"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:15:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:15:31","slug":"mahanjanapadas-set-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/mahanjanapadas-set-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahanjanapadas\u00a0Set &#8211; 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-ee09dcb282caa3ed121be8009da634e8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/mahanjanapadas-set-1\/\" title=\"\">Prev<\/a>       <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/mahanjanapadas-set-1\/\" title=\"\">1<\/a>        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/mahanjanapadas-set-2\/\" title=\"\">2<\/a>        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mahanjanapadas-set-3\/\" title=\"\">3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/noun-set-3\/\" title=\"\"> <\/a>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mahanjanapadas-set-3-2\/\" title=\"\">4<\/a>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/noun-set-5\/\" title=\"\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mahanjanapadas-set-5\/\" title=\"\">5<\/a><\/strong>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mahanjanapadas-set-3\/\" title=\"\">Next<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mahanjanapadas-quiz-2\/\">mock test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>11.  When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadh?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Haryankas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Shishunagas<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Nadas<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Mauryas<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: C.Nadas<BR>\nSOLUTION : At the time of Alexander&#8217;s invasion, Dhana Nand was the ruler of Magadha. Nanda Dynasty ruled in Magadha at the time of Alexander&#8217;s invasion. The ruler was Dhana Nand, the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty. Nandas were rich and extremely powerful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>12. Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander, the great?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Mahapadmananda<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Dhanananda<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. Sukalp<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Chandragupta Mauraya<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B.Dhanananda<BR>\nSOLUTION: Dhana Nanda, the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty, was the ruler of Magadha during Alexander the Great&#8217;s invasion of India in 326 BC. In Greek texts, Dhana Nanda is referred to as Agrammes or Xandrames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>13. Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Vaishali<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Ahens<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Sparta<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Patliputra<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER : A.Vaishali<BR>\nSOLUTION:The seat of the first Rebuplic of the world in 6th century BC was in Vaishali. Vaishali was established in 6th century BCE as a republic, i.e., before the birth of Gautam Buddha, thereby making it the world&#8217;s first republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>14. By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong><strong>Kanishka<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Udayin<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Kalasok<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Kanishka<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B.Udayin<BR>\nSOLUTION:Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges. He shifted his capital from Rajgriha to Pataliputra due to the latter&#8217;s central location in the empire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>15. Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was ____.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Avanti<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Vatsa<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Assaka<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Kamoja<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: C.Assaka<BR>\nSOLUTION:Assaka \u2013 It was mahajanapada which was also known as Asmaka. It was situated on the banks and basins of river Godavari and stretched across large areas that correspond to present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>16. Buddha took his last meal in the capital city of which of the following Mahajanapada?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Mallas<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Vajji<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Cheti<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Vasta<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: A.Mallas<BR>\nSOLUTION : Malla: Pava and Kusinara were the capital of Malla and they had great importance in Buddhism as Lord Buddha had his last meal in Pava. It was currently located in Uttar Pradesh and Deoria and followed republican form of government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>17. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in _____.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Mahabharat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Anguttar Nikaya<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Chhandogya Upanishad<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Samyukta Nikay<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B.Anguttar Nikaya<BR>\nSOLUTION: Sixteen states or Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist Jatakas, Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the &#8220;three baskets&#8221; that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>18. What was the capital of Chedi Mahajanapada?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Kaushambi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Indraprastha<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Viratanagara<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Shuktimati<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: D.Shuktimati<BR>\nSOLUTION:Shuktimata was the capital of the Chedi Mahajanapada. The kingdom was located in the Bundelkhand area of Madhya Pradesh, along the river Betwa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>19. What was the capital of Kuru Mahajanapada?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Kaushambi<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Mathura<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Indraprastha<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Vaishali<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: C.Indraprastha<BR>\nSOLUTION: Indraprastha was the capital of the Kuru Mahajanapada. The kingdom covered the modern Delhi-Meerut-Ghaziabad region and Haryana. It was bordered by the river Yamuna from east.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>20. What was the capital of the northern part of Panchala?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Indraprashta<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Ahichchhatra<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Kaushambi<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Kampilya<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B.Ahichchhatra<BR>\nSOLUTION:\u200bAhichhatra was ancient capital of North Panchala, a kingdom mentioned in Mahabharata. 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