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Question 21. What was the period of Chandra Gupta Maurya?
  1.    310-299 BC
  2.    314-287 BC
  3.    320-289 BC
  4.    324-300 BC
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 324-300 BC
Answer: (d)
Question 22. Which one of the following Janapadas was republican state in sixth century BC?
  1.    Anga
  2.    Kosala
  3.    Mayadha
  4.    Vajji
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Vajji
Answer: (d)Vajji Janapada was republican state in sixth century BC. Its capital was Vaishali. The Vajji republic was ruled by a confederation of eight clans (Atthakula) of whom the Vrijis, the Lichchavis, the Jnatrikass and the Videhas were the most important.
Question 23. The capital of Magadha was shifted from Rajgriha to
  1.    Ujjaini
  2.    Patliputra
  3.    Varanasi
  4.    Kannauj
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Patliputra
Answer: (b)
Question 24. Arrange the following Mahajanpadas moving from west to east in the correct order:
  1. Avanti
  2. Magadha
  3. Matsya
  4. Kosala
Codes:
  1.    1 3 4 2
  2.    1 3 2 4
  3.    1 4 3 2
  4.    1 2 3 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 3 4 2
Answer: (a)
Question 25. The dynasties which ruled Magadha were
  1.    Saisunagas
  2.    Nandas
  3.    All of above
  4.    Haryanka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> All of above
Answer: (c)
Question 26.
List-I (Mahajanpada)
List-II (Capital)
A. Matsya
1. Potana
B. Asmaka
2. Virat
C. Anga
3. Champa
D. Chedi
4. Shuktimati
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 1 3 4
  2.    1 2 3 4
  3.    4 3 2 1
  4.    3 4 2 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 1 3 4
Answer: (a)
Correctly matched pairs are:
Matsya — Virat
Asmaka — Potana
Anga — Champa
Chedi — Suktimati
Question 27. Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?
  1.    All Mahajanapadas were located in Eastern India
  2.    All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies where power was exercised by a group of people
  3.    No army was maintained by the Mahajanapadas
  4.    Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas
Answer: (d)According to Angunttara Nikaya(Budhist text) and Bhagavati sutra (jain text) there were 16 mahajanapadas in ancient India.
Question 28. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatoa Avalokitesvara was also known as:
  1.    Manjusri
  2.    Padmapani
  3.    Maitreya
  4.    Vajrapani
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Padmapani
Answer: (b)
Question 29. Chandra Gupta Maura defeated Nandas with the help of?
  1.    Aswaghosa
  2.    Harisena
  3.    Jayasimha
  4.    Chanakya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Chanakya
Answer: (d)
Question 30. In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capital of
  1.    Kuru
  2.    Chedi
  3.    Avanti
  4.    Panchala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Chedi
Answer: (b)

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