MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 14

MAHAJANAPADAS-THE MAGADHA EMPIRE MCQS SET 14

131) The term 'Govikarta' was used in the Vedic age for
A) courier
B) head of forest department
C) the Queen
D) the Priest
Answer: head of forest department
   
132) Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Rigveda : Aitarya and Kaushitaki Upanishads
B) Samveda : Chhandogya and Kena Upanishads
C) Shukla Yajurveda: Katha and Svetasvatara Upanishads
D) Atharvave da: Prasna and Mundaka Upanishads
Answer: Atharvave da: Prasna and Mundaka Upanishads
   
133) Match the following
List I (Vedic Name of River)       List II (Present Name of River)
A. Vitasta      1. Ravi
B. Asikni      2. Chenab
C. Parusni      3. Jhelum
D. Satadru      4. Beas
E. Vipasa      5. Sutlej Codes
Codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 2 1 5 4
B) 1 3 4 5 2
C) 5 4 2 3 1
D) 3 2 5 1 4
Answer: 3 2 1 5 4
   
134) Which republican state had its capital at Ramagrana?
A) Kohyas
B) Kalamas
C) Bhaggas
D) Jnatrikas
Answer: Jnatrikas
   
135) Which Mahajanpada corresponds to modern Munger and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar?
A) Vajji
B) Malla
C) Anga
D) Magadh
Answer: Anga

136) The first king to have a standing army was
A) Jarasandha
B) Brihadratha
C) Bimbisara
D) Mahapadma Nanda
Answer: Bimbisara
   
137) In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at
A) Pataliputra
B) Rajgir
C) Vaishali
D) Varanasi
Answer: Rajgir
   
138) Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander the great?
A) Mahapadmananda
B) Dhanananda
C) Sukalp
D) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Dhanananda
   
139) Which of the following is correctly matched?
List I      List II
1. Matsya :      Virat
2. Asmaka :      Potana
3. Kamboja :      Taxila
4. Gandhara :      Rajpura
5. Anga :      Champa
6. Chedi :      Shuktimati
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 3, 5, 6
C) 3, 4, 5, 6
D) 1, 2, 5, 6
Answer: 1, 2, 5, 6
   
140) The Southernmost Mahajanpada was
A) Avanti
B) Asmaka
C) Chedis
D) Mallas
Answer: Asmaka