Emergence Of Mahajanapadas & Magadh(Indian History ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Where did the 16 Janapadas were mentiond?
  1.    Brahmanas
  2.    Buddhist Scripts
  3.    Aryanakas
  4.    Jaina Scriptures
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Jaina Scriptures
Answer: (d)

Question 2. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatoa Avalokitesvara was also known as:
  1.    Manjusri
  2.    Vajrapani
  3.    Padmapani
  4.    Maitreya
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Padmapani
Answer: (c)Avalokitesevara is a Bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism. In Sanskrit, Avalokitesvara is also referred to as Padmapâni (“Holder of the Lotus”) or Lokeœvara (“Lord of the World”) .

Question 3. Consider the following statements:

  1. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya.

  2. Asmaka Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of Godawari.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    2 only
  2.    1 only
  3.    Both 1 and 2
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (c)
The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya. Asmaka Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of river Godavari.
The Anguttara Nikaya, the fourth division of the Sutta Pitaka, consists of several thousand suttas arranged in eleven books (nipatas) according to numerical content.
An excellent modern print translation of the complete Anguttara Nikaya is Bhikkhu Bodhi’s The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha:

Question 4. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
  1.    Chhandogya Upanishad
  2.    Mahabharata
  3.    Samyukta Nikaya
  4.    Anguttara Nikaya
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Anguttara Nikaya
Answer: (d)The ancient Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya gives the list of sixteen Mahajanapadas includes the Gandhara and the Kamboja as the only two salient Mahajanapadas in the Uttarapatha. Another Buddhist text Digha Nikaya mentions only twelve Mahajanapadas.

Question 5. Chandra Gupta Maura defeated Nandas with the help of?
  1.    Aswaghosa
  2.    Chanakya
  3.    Harisena
  4.    Jayasimha
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Chanakya
Answer: (b)

Question 6. Consider the following statements:

  1. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Anguttara Nikaya.

  2. Asmaka Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of Godawari.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    2 only
  2.    Both 1 and 2
  3.    Neither 1 nor 2
  4.    1 only
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (b)

Question 7. The dynasties which ruled Magadha were
  1.    Saisunagas
  2.    Haryanka
  3.    Nandas
  4.    All of above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of above
Answer: (d)

Question 8. The kingdom which was most powerful among the Shodasa Mahajanapadas ?
  1.    Magadha
  2.    Anga
  3.    Kosala
  4.    Vajji
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Magadha
Answer: (a)

Question 9. Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?
  1.    All Mahajanapadas were located in Eastern India
  2.    No army was maintained by the Mahajanapadas
  3.    Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas
  4.    All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies where power was exercised by a group of people
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas
Answer: (c)

Question 10. Arrange the following Magadha dynasties in the chronological order:
  1. Nandas
  2. Sungas
  3. Mauryas
  4. Haryanks
Codes:
  1.    3, 2, 1, 4
  2.    2, 1, 4, 3
  3.    1, 3, 4, 2
  4.    4, 1, 3, 2
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 4, 1, 3, 2
Answer: (d)In chronological order, Magadha dynasties are Haryanks, Nandas, Mauryas and Sungas. Haryanka dynasty founded the Magadha empire in 600 BC, whose capital was Rajagriha, later Pataliputra, near the present day Patna. This dynasty lasted until 424 BC, when it was overthrown by the Shishunaga dynasty.