Mahajanapada - MCQ

Mahajanapada - MCQ

MCQ Questions of  16 Mahajanapadas.

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1. Which was the earliest capital of Magadha?

A) Vaishali
B) Benarash
C) Rajgir
D) Patliputra

... Answer is C)
The earliest capital of Magadha is "Rajgir"

2. Who transferred his capital from Rajgir to Patliputra?

A) Chandragupta II
B) Ashoka
C) Udayin
D) Harshabardhana

... Answer is C)
Udayin transferredhis capital from Rajgir to Patliputra.

3. Who transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?

A) Ahoka
B) Dhanananda
C) Shishunaga
D) Giriraja

... Answer is C)
Shishunaga transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?.

4. Which Mahajanapada was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty?

A) Chedi
B) Avanti
C) Kashi
D) Magadha

... Answer is B)
Avanti was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty..

5. Which of the following was not a knigdom in ancient India?

A) Avanti
B) Vatsya
C) Hampi
D) Kosala

... Answer is C)
Hampi was not a knigdom in ancient India.

6. Buddha died in which Mahajanapada?

A) Malla
B) Chedi
C) Magadha
D) Avanti

... Answer is A)
Buddha died in Malla.

7. The ancient name of the North Bihar was

A) Vajji
B) Vatsa
C) Surasena
D) Chandragupta

... Answer is A)
The ancient name of the North Bihar was Vajji.

8. Who founded Patliputra ?

A) Udayin
B) Ashoka
C) Bimbisar
D) Mahapadmananda

... Answer is A)
Udayin.

9. Where was the seat of the first Republic of the World in the 6th century BC ?

A) Vaishali
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Patiputra

... Answer is A)
Vaishali was the seat of the first Republic of the World in the 6th century BC.

10. The list of the sixteen Mahajanapada is available in?

A) Mahabharat
B) Anguttar Nikaya
C) Chhandogya Upanishad
D) Samukta Nikaya

... Answer is B)
The list of the sixteen Mahajanapada is available in Anguttar Nikaya.

11. By whom the first Republic of the World was established in Vaishali?

A) Maurya
B) Nanda
C) Gupta
D) Lichhavi

... Answer is D)
Lichhavi.

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