Ancient History MCQs – 5 (Mahajanpadas)

Ans - B ( Licchhavis).

•  Licchavi existed in the Kathmandu Valley in modern-day Nepal from approximately 400 to 750 CE. The Licchavi clan originated from Vaishali.
• Samudragupta was a son of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta I and the Lichchhavi princess Kumaradevi.
• Gold coins bearing portraits of Chandragupta and Kumaradevi have been discovered at Mathura, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Sitapur, Tanda, Ghazipur, and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh; Bayana in Rajasthan; and Hajipur in Bihar.

Ans - C (Gandhar).

• Taxila was an important city of ancient India, situated on the eastern shore of the Indus River—the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. 
• By some historians, the University of ancient Taxila is considered to be one of the earliest universities in the world. 

Ans - B(Vajji).

• The Vajji Mahajanapada was a league of republican tribal states under the leadership of the Licchavis centered around the city of Vaishali 

   

Ans - C(22).

• Panini has mentioned 22 Mahajanapadas in Ashtadhyayi.

Ans - C(Magadh).

Magadh was not a republic.

Ans - A(Bimbisara).

• Jivaka belonged to the court of Bimbisara, the ruler of Magadha. Pradyota’s jaundice was treated by the Raj Vaidya Jivak of Bimbisara.

Ans - C (Magadh).

• Ajatashatru was the ruler of Magadha Mahajanapada. The expansion of Magadha Mahajanapada was in the modern state of Bihar.

Ans - A(Avanti).

• Pradyota was the ruler of Avanti Mahajanapada. Pradyota’s jaundice was treated by the Raj Vaidya Jivak of Bimbisara. 

Ans - B(Kamboja).

•  Kamboja Mahajanapada was famous for the good quality of horses.

Ans - A(Vatsa).

• Udayana was the ruler of Vatsa Mahajanapada. The Vatsa Mahajanapada was spread over the modern Allahabad region. Its capital was Kaushambi.

Ans - D( Kosala).

•  Prasenjit was the ruler of Kosala Mahajanapada. He was a contemporary of Mahatma Buddha.

Ans - B(Vaishali).

• The capital of the Lichchivis was Vaishali.

Ans - A(Bhagwati Sutra).

•  The description of 16 Mahajanapadas has been given in the Jain text Bhagwati Sutra. 

Ans - A(Anguttara Nikaya).

•  The description of 16 Mahajanapadas is given in the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.