MCQs on Mahajanapadas & Rise of Magadha

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) 16 🔹 A total of **16 Mahajanapadas** were established during the **Later Vedic Period**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Vajji 🔹 **Vajji** had its capital at **Vaishali** and was known for its **republican system** of governance.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Magadha 🔹 **Magadha** became the most powerful Mahajanapada and laid the foundation for the **Mauryan Empire**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Bimbisara 🔹 **Bimbisara** was the ruler of Magadha who conquered **Anga** and strengthened the kingdom.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Avanti 🔹 **Avanti** had its capital at **Ujjain** and was known for its **trade and commerce**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Vatsa 🔹 **Vatsa** had its capital at **Kausambi** and was a significant trade center in ancient India.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Vajji 🔹 **Vajji** followed a **republican form** of government with a council known as **Gana**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Hastinapur 🔹 **Hastinapur** was the capital of the **Kuru Mahajanapada** and held political significance in the Mahabharata era.

✅ **Correct Answer:** A) Bimbisara 🔹 **Bimbisara** was the founder of the **Haryanka dynasty** and strengthened Magadha's power through military conquests and diplomacy.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Matsya 🔹 **Matsya** was located in **modern-day Rajasthan** with its capital at **Viratnagar**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** A) Kosala 🔹 **Kosala** was ruled by **King Prasenajit** and was located in present-day **Uttar Pradesh**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Magadha 🔹 **Magadha** had its capital at **Rajagriha** and later became the center of the **Magadha Empire** under the rule of **Bimbisara** and **Ajatashatru**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** A) Ajatashatru 🔹 **Ajatashatru** used a war chariot equipped with a **mace and blades** to expand the Magadha Empire.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Pakistan 🔹 **Gandhara** was located in present-day **Pakistan** with its capital at **Taxila**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Shishunaga 🔹 **Shishunaga** established the **Shishunaga dynasty** in **Magadha** after the fall of the Haryanka dynasty.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Anga 🔹 **Anga** was located in present-day **Bihar** with its capital at **Champa**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Madhya Pradesh 🔹 **Avanti** was located in present-day **Madhya Pradesh** with its capital at **Ujjain**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Varanasi 🔹 **Kashi** had its capital at **Varanasi** and was a prominent center for trade and learning.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Udayin 🔹 **Udayin** shifted the capital of **Magadha** from **Rajagriha** to **Pataliputra** for strategic advantages.

✅ **Correct Answer:** A) Gandhara 🔹 **Gandhara** was located in the **Himalayan foothills** and was a major center for trade and wool production.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Kalinga 🔹 **Kalinga** was situated on the banks of the river **Godavari** and was famous for its **maritime trade**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Vaishali 🔹 **Vajji** had its capital at **Vaishali** and was known for its republican form of government.

✅ **Correct Answer:** C) Magadha 🔹 **Magadha** was associated with the rise of **Buddhism** and was ruled by **King Bimbisara**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Agriculture 🔹 **Matsya** was known for its rich **agriculture** and fertile land.

✅ **Correct Answer:** A) Bimbisara 🔹 The rise of **Magadha** as a dominant Mahajanapada began under the rule of **Bimbisara** through military conquest and diplomatic alliances.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Gandhara 🔹 **Gandhara** was located in the **north-western** part of the Indian subcontinent and had a strong **military** presence.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Kausambi 🔹 **Vatsa** had its capital at **Kausambi** and was known for its flourishing **trade** and **commerce**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** D) Haryana 🔹 The Mahajanapada of **Kuru** was located in present-day **Haryana** and parts of **Delhi**.

✅ **Correct Answer:** A) Haryanka 🔹 The rise of **Magadha** as a dominant power began under the **Haryanka dynasty** with **Bimbisara** as its prominent ruler.

✅ **Correct Answer:** B) Ujjain and Mahishmati 🔹 The Mahajanapada of **Avanti** was divided into two parts with capitals at **Ujjain** and **Mahishmati**.