How many Mahajanapadas are mentioned in ancient Buddhist texts? a) 12 b) 16 c) 24 d) 32 Answer: b) 16
Which text mentions the names of the 16 Mahajanapadas? a) Mahabharata b) Digha Nikaya c) Arthashastra d) Manu Smriti Answer: b) Digha Nikaya
Which Mahajanapada was located in present-day Bihar? a) Gandhara b) Avanti c) Magadha d) Kamboja Answer: c) Magadha
Which Mahajanapada had its capital at Taxila? a) Gandhara b) Kashi c) Kuru d) Kosala Answer: a) Gandhara
The capital of Vajji Mahajanapada was: a) Vaishali b) Rajagriha c) Pataliputra d) Champa Answer: a) Vaishali
Who was the founder of the Magadha Empire? a) Ajatashatru b) Bimbisara c) Mahapadma Nanda d) Chandragupta Maurya Answer: b) Bimbisara
Bimbisara belonged to which dynasty? a) Haryanka b) Shishunaga c) Nanda d) Maurya Answer: a) Haryanka
Who shifted the capital of Magadha from Rajagriha to Pataliputra? a) Udayin b) Ajatashatru c) Bimbisara d) Mahapadma Nanda Answer: a) Udayin
The first capital of Magadha was: a) Vaishali b) Rajagriha c) Pataliputra d) Champa Answer: b) Rajagriha
The famous ruler who used a war engine called ‘Mahashilakantaka’ was: a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Bimbisara c) Ajatashatru d) Ashoka Answer: c) Ajatashatru
Who among the following conquered Anga and annexed it to Magadha? a) Bimbisara b) Ajatashatru c) Udayin d) Mahapadma Nanda Answer: a) Bimbisara
The Magadhan dynasty founded immediately after the Haryanka dynasty was: a) Shishunaga dynasty b) Nanda dynasty c) Maurya dynasty d) Gupta dynasty Answer: a) Shishunaga dynasty
The last ruler of Haryanka dynasty was: a) Bimbisara b) Ajatashatru c) Nagadasaka d) Udayin Answer: c) Nagadasaka
Which dynasty was overthrown by Mahapadma Nanda? a) Shishunaga dynasty b) Haryanka dynasty c) Maurya dynasty d) Gupta dynasty Answer: a) Shishunaga dynasty
Who was called the “Destroyer of all Kshatriyas”? a) Bimbisara b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Mahapadma Nanda d) Ashoka Answer: c) Mahapadma Nanda
The Nanda dynasty was succeeded by: a) Shunga dynasty b) Maurya dynasty c) Kanva dynasty d) Gupta dynasty Answer: b) Maurya dynasty
Which famous king founded the Maurya Empire? a) Ashoka b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Bindusara d) Mahapadma Nanda Answer: b) Chandragupta Maurya
Which Mahajanapada was known for its republican form of government? a) Avanti b) Vajji c) Kashi d) Gandhara Answer: b) Vajji
Which of the following rulers was contemporary to Gautama Buddha? a) Bimbisara b) Mahapadma Nanda c) Ashoka d) Chandragupta Maurya Answer: a) Bimbisara
Which Mahajanapada had its capital at Ujjain? a) Avanti b) Malla c) Vatsa d) Surasena Answer: a) Avanti
Which river is associated with the city of Pataliputra? a) Yamuna b) Ganga c) Saraswati d) Godavari Answer: b) Ganga
The Jain Tirthankara Mahavira belonged to which Mahajanapada? a) Kashi b) Vajji c) Kosala d) Anga Answer: b) Vajji
Ajatashatru fought a war against which confederacy? a) Vajji Confederacy b) Kuru Confederacy c) Gandhara Confederacy d) Surasena Confederacy Answer: a) Vajji Confederacy
The famous University of Taxila was situated in which Mahajanapada? a) Avanti b) Gandhara c) Kosala d) Kashi Answer: b) Gandhara
In which Mahajanapada was the city of Kashi located? a) Kashi b) Vatsa c) Avanti d) Surasena Answer: a) Kashi
Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty? a) Dhana Nanda b) Mahapadma Nanda c) Bindusara d) Pushyamitra Answer: b) Mahapadma Nanda
Which ruler was defeated by Alexander’s general Seleucus Nikator? a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Ashoka c) Bimbisara d) Ajatashatru Answer: a) Chandragupta Maurya
The capital of Surasena Mahajanapada was: a) Ujjain b) Mathura c) Vaishali d) Varanasi Answer: b) Mathura
Which Mahajanapada is associated with the river Yamuna? a) Surasena b) Avanti c) Gandhara d) Kamboja Answer: a) Surasena
Malla Mahajanapada was known for: a) Monarchy b) Oligarchy c) Democracy d) Republic Answer: d) Republic
The famous city of Mathura was the capital of which Mahajanapada? a) Vatsa b) Avanti c) Surasena d) Kosala Answer: c) Surasena
The founder of the Shishunaga dynasty was: a) Kalashoka b) Shishunaga c) Udayin d) Ajatashatru Answer: b) Shishunaga
Which Mahajanapada had its capital at Kaushambi? a) Avanti b) Vatsa c) Kashi d) Kosala Answer: b) Vatsa
The city of Champa was the capital of: a) Anga b) Vajji c) Malla d) Kuru Answer: a) Anga
Who was the last Nanda ruler? a) Mahapadma Nanda b) Dhana Nanda c) Bindusara d) Udayin Answer: b) Dhana Nanda
Which empire succeeded the Magadha empire after the fall of Nandas? a) Maurya Empire b) Gupta Empire c) Kushan Empire d) Satavahana Empire Answer: a) Maurya Empire
Which Mahajanapada was associated with the river Sarayu? a) Kosala b) Kuru c) Panchala d) Avanti Answer: a) Kosala
Which Mahajanapada was known for the republican rule along with Vajji? a) Malla b) Avanti c) Kashi d) Gandhara Answer: a) Malla
The king who shifted his capital to Pataliputra was: a) Ajatashatru b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Udayin d) Mahapadma Nanda Answer: c) Udayin
Which dynasty ruled Magadha after the Shishunagas? a) Nanda b) Maurya c) Gupta d) Kushan Answer: a) Nanda
The term ‘Mahajanapada’ literally means: a) Great Kingship b) Great Kingdom c) Big Fort d) Great Assembly Answer: b) Great Kingdom
Who killed Bimbisara? a) Ajatashatru b) Mahapadma Nanda c) Udayin d) Dhana Nanda Answer: a) Ajatashatru
Rajagriha is located in which present-day state? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan Answer: b) Bihar
Ajatashatru strengthened the defenses of: a) Vaishali b) Pataliputra c) Rajagriha d) Taxila Answer: c) Rajagriha
The Buddhist Council during the reign of Ajatashatru was held at: a) Rajagriha b) Pataliputra c) Vaishali d) Ujjain Answer: a) Rajagriha
Who was known as ‘Second Parasurama’? a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Mahapadma Nanda c) Ashoka d) Bimbisara Answer: b) Mahapadma Nanda
Which Mahajanapada was ruled by Pradyota dynasty? a) Kuru b) Avanti c) Panchala d) Surasena Answer: b) Avanti
The earliest form of government practiced in Vajji Mahajanapada was: a) Monarchy b) Republic c) Confederacy d) Oligarchy Answer: b) Republic
Which Mahajanapada was located in the northwest frontier of India? a) Gandhara b) Avanti c) Kosala d) Vatsa Answer: a) Gandhara
Which Mahajanapada’s rulers patronized Jainism and Buddhism extensively? a) Magadha b) Kamboja c) Gandhara d) Panchala Answer: a) Magadha
