Rajasthan during Mahajanpada period MCQs | Ancient History of Rajasthan Question Bank: The Mahajanapadas in Rajasthan during the Mahajanpada period were characterized by their independent governance, strong military systems, and economic prosperity. They had their own administrative structures and coinage systems.
Rajasthan during Mahajanpada period (600 BCE -300 BCE): The kingdom came under the control of the neighboring Chedi Kingdom in the 5th century.
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Rajasthan during Mahajanpada period MCQs
1) What does the term ‘Janapada’ mean according to Panini’s ‘Ashtadhyayi’?
(A) Tribe
(B) Boundary
(C) Country
(D) Settled area
2) How many Mahajanpadas are mentioned in the ancient Buddhist texts?
(A) Thirteen
(B) Sixteen
(C) Twenty
(D) Fifteen
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3) Which region in Rajasthan was known as Jangaldesh during the Mahajanpadas period?
(A) Ganganagar & Hanumangarh
(B) Udaipur & Chittorgarh
(C) Jaipur & Alwar
(D) Modern Bikaner & Jodhpur
4) Which Mahajanpadas included the modern districts of Jaipur, Alwar & Bharatpur?
(A) Kuru Mahajanapada
(B) Matsya Mahajanapada
(C) Arjunayana Janapada
(D) Shurasena Mahajanapada
5) What was the capital of the Matsya Mahajanapada?
(A) Indraprastha
(B) Madhyamika
(C) Nagar
(D) Viratanagari
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6) Which Mahajanapada covered the region of Alwar, Bharatpur Dholpur & Karauli?
(A) Matsya Mahajanapada
(B) Saurasena Mahajanpada
(C) Arjunayana Janapada
(D) Kuru Mahajanpada
7) Which Mahajanpada had its capital located near modern-day Mathura?
(A) Matsya Mahajanpada
(B) Saurasena Mahajanpada
(C) Arjunayana Janapada
(D) Kuru Mahajanpada
8) Which Mahajanpada covered parts of the northern Alwar region?
(A) Arjunayana Janapada
(B) Saurasena Mahajanpada
(C) Matsya Mahajanpada
(D) Kuru Mahajanpada
9) Who invaded India in 326 BC and profoundly affected the course of Rajasthan’s history?
(A) Virata
(B) Shunga
(C) Rudradaman I
(D) Alexander
10) Which tribal republics migrated to Rajasthan after Alexander’s invasion?
(A) Matsya, Kuru, and Saurasena
(B) Abhiras, Kundinas, and Trigartas
(C) Yaudheya, Malavas, and Shalvya
(D) Malav, Shivi, and Arjunayan
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11) Which Janapada emerged as a political power during the Shunga period?
(A) Rajnaya Janapada
(B) Shivi Janapada
(C) Arjunayana Janapada
(D) Yodheya Janapada
12) Based on coins, in what region is Rajnaya Janapada suggested to have been located?
(A) region of Arjunayanas and Mathura Kings
(B) Bharatpur-Alwar region
(C) Former Dholpur state
(D) Near Mathura
13) Which Janapada covered the present districts of Udaipur & Chittorgarh?
(A) Malavas
(B) Shalvya
(C) Yodheya or Yaudheyas
(D) Shivi or Sibi Janapada
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14) Which Janapada was settled north of the Matsyas state?
(A) Arjunayana
(B) Shalvya
(C) Yodheya or Yaudheyas
(D) Rajnaya
15) Which Janapada had present-day Alwar as a corrupted form in Mahabharata?
(A) Shalvya
(B) Rajnaya
(C) Arjunayana
(D) Yodheya or Yaudheyas
16) What was the ancient confederation who lived in the area between the Indus river and the Ganges river called?
(A) Shalvya
(B) Yaudheya or Yaudheyas
(C) Malavas
(D) Shivi or Sibi Janapada
17) According to the Junagadh rock inscription, who acknowledged the military might of the Yaudheyas?
(A) Rajnaya
(B) Rudradaman I
(C) Bairat
(D) Virata
18) Which Mahajanpada kingdom came under the control of the Chedi Kingdom in the 5th century?
(A) Kuru Mahajanpada
(B) Saurasena Mahajanpada
(C) Matsya Mahajanpada
(D) Arjunayana Janapada
19) Which Mahajanapada mentioned in the Mahabhashya of Patanjali migrated to eastern Rajasthan and then to Madhya Pradesh?
(A) Saurasena Mahajanpada
(B) Malavas
(C) Matsya Mahajanpada
(D) Kuru Mahajanpada
20) Where was the capital of the Malavas located in Rajasthan?
(A) Nagar
(B) Indraprastha
(C) Viratanagari
(D) Madhyamika
Later, the Malavas (or at least a large population of them) migrated to present-day Rajasthan, possibly as a result of the Indo-Greek occupation of Punjab. They were probably headquartered at Malavanagara (present-day Nagar Fort), where several thousands of their coins have been discovered.
21) Which Mahajanpada covered the Ganganagar & Hanumangarh districts?
(A) Matsya Mahajanpada
(B) Yodheya or Yaudheyas
(C) Kuru Mahajanpada
(D) Saurasena Mahajanpada
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Answer key:
| 1. | C | 2. | C | 3. | D |
| 4. | B | 5. | D | 6. | B |
| 7. | B | 8. | D | 9. | D |
| 10. | D | 11. | C | 12. | D |
| 13. | D | 14. | B | 15. | A |
| 16. | B | 17. | B | 18. | C |
| 19. | B | 20. | A | 21. | B |