EDU496-1

Rigveda composed about

• 2500 years ago

• 35000 years ago

• 3500 years ago

• 53000 years ago

Magadha and________________ are examples of monarchical mahajanapadas

• Shakyas

• Lichchhavis

• Vajji

• Vatsa

Who was the central figure in the Ashvamedha sacrifice

• Sudra

• Brahmins

• King

• Soldiers

How did men become rulers around 3,000 years ago?

• By choosing rulers by voting

• By ashvamedha yajna

• None of these

• Both of these

Question. Why did the rulers collect regular taxes?

• a) For building huge forts

• b) For maintaining big armies

• Both (a) and (b)

• None of these

Who was son of Bimbisara

• Ajatshatru

• Ashoka

• Nanda

• Maurya

Which of the following is not a Mahajanapadas

• Kamboj

• Avanti

• Magadha

• Inamgaon

which had a large deposits of iron-ore?

• Ujjayini

• Magadha

• Vajji

• Malla

The people of Athens set up a form of government by using their

• republic rights

• democratic rights

• autocratic rights

• both republic rights and democratic rights

Who was the king of Magadha who ruled between 547 to 495 B.C?

• Bimbisara

• Ajatshatru

• Nanda

• Ahsoka