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The rise of kingdom and republicans

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Janpadas

a)

The establishment of a small territorial kingdom

b)

The establishment of a large territorial kingdom

c)

These were republics or monarchies

2.

The most powerfull mahajanpadas

a)

Vatsa

b)

Kosala

c)

Magadha

d)

Avanti

3.

According to early Vedic text, they were sixteen mahajanapadas situates in the north of ________.

a)

Himalayas

b)

Vindyas

4.

Bimbisara was the first rural of Magadha and his reign lasted for ____ years.

a)

42

b)

55

c)

63

d)

52

5.

What is Ajatashatru's Life span?

a)

485 to 455 B.C.

b)

336 to 332 B.C.

c)

495 to 460 B.C.

d)

20 to 2021 B.C.

6.

The last king of Shishunaga dynasty was (a)  

7.

There were 16 _____ in the sixth century BCE

a)

Tribes

b)

Janapadas

c)

Mahajanapadas

d)

States

8.

Fill in the blanks:

The four states are Avanti, (a)   , Magadha, Vatsa

9.

After becoming the enlightened one buddha went to which place

a)

Rajgarh

b)

bihar

c)

Patna

d)

Rajgriha

10.

Who is the last king of the Nanda Dynasty?

(a)  

11.

Nanda Dynasty was overthrown by ____________

a)

Suryagupta Maurya

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Bimbisara Maurya

d)

Ashoka Maurya

12.

how many mahajanapadas were there according to early Vedic texts

a)

4

b)

15

c)

17

d)

16

13.

The Magadha region, present Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and Chattisgarh is the largest producer for what?

a)

Iron ore

b)

Gold ore

c)

Copper ore

d)

Jute

14.

Fill in the blanks:

Group of craftsmen are called (a)   .

15.

Magadha had a huge standing army and was the first to employ what?

a)

War horses

b)

War carts

c)

War elephants

d)

War camels

16.

Each village had a headman known as a (a)  

17.

The last king of Shishunaga dynasty was (a)  

18.

Guilds of craftsmen called _________ also existed

a)

Shreenis

b)

Shrek

c)

Shrenis

d)

Shrena

19.

Who collected the taxes?

a)

Soldiers

b)

Kings

c)

Slaves

d)

Queens

20.

These mahajanapadas were either ____________ or _____________

(a)  

21.

Who had the power to collect 1/6 share of the produce from the farmers?

a)

Kings

b)

Queens

c)

Slaves

d)

Police

22.

The coins of this period were crude pieces of

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Rust

d)

Copper

23.

Who were the 4 varnas in the theory?

a)

Brahmanas

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Education

d)

Shudra

e)

Vaishya