NEW
Font size
WorksheetsRISE OF MAGADHA MAHAJANAPADAS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The most powerful janapadas were known as:
Rajyas
Mahajanapadas
Samras
Gramas
How many mahajanapadas are mentioned in Buddhist, Jain, and Vedic literature of the 6th century BCE?
10
12
14
16
BONUS POINTS:
Most of the mahajanapadas were situated:
North of the Vindhyas
South of the Vindhyas
In West India
In Deccan Plateau
The period of mahajanapadas was mainly a story of:
Trade and commerce
Conflict and expansion
Agriculture and peace
Migration and settlement
Some mahajanapadas were democratic republics, ruled by:
Hereditary kings
Priests
Representatives elected by the people
Foreign invaders
The Shakyas and Lichchhavis were examples of:
Hereditary monarchies
Democratic republics
Slave states
Tribal settlements
Some mahajanapadas were ruled by hereditary rulers. This means the rulers:
We're chosen by the people
Inherited power from their family
Were selected by priests
Were foreign conquerers
BONUS POINTS:
The mahajanapadas developed during which century BCE?
8th century BCE
4th century BCE
6th century BCE
5th century BCE
BONUS POINTS:
The existence of mahajanapadas is mentioned in which literature?
Greek and Roman
Buddhist, Jain and Vedic
Persian and Chinese
Mauryan and Gupta
BONUS POINTS:
What was the main reason of the growth of the mahajanapadas?
Surplus production and prosperity
Natural disasters
Foreign invasions
Decline of iron tools
