Mahajanapada period (600 BC-325 BC)

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11.List of sixteen Mahajanapadas available-
 
A. in the Mahabharata
 
B. in the thumb body
 
C. in Chhandogya Upanishad
 
D. in joint body
 
Option “B” is correct.
12.Which of the following kings of Magadha was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
 
A. Mahapadmananda
 
B. Ghananand
 
C. Good idea
 
D. Chandragupta Maurya
 
Option “B” is correct.
13.In which century did the first Magadha Empire flourish?
 
A. 4th century BC
 
B. 6th century BC
 
C. 2nd century BC
 
D. 1st century BC
 
Option “B” is correct.
14.The reasons for the success of Alexander in India were as follows – 1. There was no central authority in India then 2. His army was of the best type 3. He got the support of the traitorous Indian rulers 4. He was a good administrator
 
A. 1 and 2
 
B. 1,2 and 3
 
C. 2,3 and 4
 
D. 1,2,3 and 4
 
Option “D” is correct.
15.Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Kings) A. Pradyota B. Udayin C. Prasenjit D. Ajatashatru List-II (States) 1. Magadha 2. Vatsa 3. Avanti 4. Kosala
 
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4
 
B. A → 4, B → 3, C → 2, D → 1
 
C. A → 3, B → 2, C → 4, D → 1
 
D. A → 4, B → 1, C → 3, D → 2
 
Option “C” is correct.
16.It appears from the archival evidence that a canal was dug by order of the Nanda king –
 
A. in the limb
 
B. in bang
 
C. in Kalinga
 
D. in Magadha
 
Option “C” is correct.
17.The first Iranian ruler who subjugated some part of India was-
 
A. Cyrus
 
B. Comvisis
 
C. Darius
 
D. Xerces (Xares)
 
Option “C” is correct.
18.Ajatashatru, the king of Magadha, fought with which republic?
 
A. Vajji (Vaishali)
 
B. Panchal
 
C. With both
 
D. Not with anyone
 
Option “A” is correct.
19.Which ruler of the Magadha kingdom first used the secret weapons called ‘Rathmusal’ (a chariot with a mace-like weapon attached to it) and ‘Mahashilakantaka’ (a stone-throwing war machine) against the Vajji Sangha?
 
A. Ajatshatru
 
B. Chandragupta Maurya
 
C. Kalashok
 
D. Udayin.
 
Option “A” is correct.
20.Who was the last emperor of Nanda dynasty?
 
A. Mahapadyananda
 
B. Ghananand
 
C. Kalashok
 
D. None of these
 
Option “B” is correct.

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