17. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Parsvanath – Janatrika
(B) Bindusara – Shakya
(C) Skandagupta – Maurya
(D) Chetak – Lichchhavi
18. Which Buddha text has described 16 Mahajanapadas of 6th century B.C.? [UPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
(A) Digha Nikaya
(B) Tripitaka
(C) Deepavansh
(D) Anguattar Nikaya
19. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in [46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
(A) Mahabharata
(B) Anguttara Nikaya
(C) Chandogya Upanishad
(D) Samyukta Nikaya
20. Which one of the following Buddhist texts describes the sixteen Mahajanapadas? [UPPCS (Pre) 2008 UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]
(A) Anguttara Nikaya
(B) Majjhima Nikaya
(C) Khuddaka Nikaya
(D) Digha Nikaya
21. The capital of North Panchal, according to Mahabharata, was located at [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
(A) Hastinapur
(B) Indraprastha
(C) Ahichhatra
(D) Mathura
22. During the period of 16 Mahajanapadas, Mathura was the capital of [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Vajji
(B) Vatsa
(C) Kashi
(D) Surasena
23. Champa was the capital of which Mahajanapadas?[UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
(A) Magadha
(B) Vajji
(C) Kosala
(D) Anga
24. In the sixth century B.C. Suktimati was the capital of[UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
(A) Panchala
(B) Kuru
(C) Chedi
(D) Avanti
25. Mahajanapadas situated on the bank of river Godavari was [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2008]
(A) Avanti
(B) Vatsa
(C) Assaka
(D) Kamboja
26. Which was the capital of Magadha? [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
(A) Pratishthan
(B) Vaishali
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Champa
27. Which was the initial capital of Magadha? [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Vaishali
(C) Girivraja (Rajgriha)
(D) Champa
28. Which one of the following was not the capital of the Magadhan Empire? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Girivraja
(B) Rajgriha
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Kaushambi
29. What is the town configuration of ancient Shravasti? [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Circular
(B) Crescentic
(C) Triangular
(D) Quadratic
30. Which initial ruler of Magadha killed his father for enthroning and also was killed by his son for the same reason? [UPPCS (Pre) 2007]
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ajatashatru
(C) Udayin
(D) Nagdashak
31. What was the name of the dynasty of Ajatashatru? [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
(A) Maurya
(B) Haryanka
(C) Nanda
(D) Gupta
32. The Prince who was responsible for the death of his father was [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Chandapradyota
(C) Prasenjit
(D) Udayin
Answer Sheet:-
17. (D)
18. (D)
19. (B)
20. (A)
21. (C)
22. (D)
23. (D)
24. (C)
25. (C)
26. (C)
27. (C)
28. (D)
29. (B)
30. (B)
31. (B)
32. (A)