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Class 6 History
Kingdoms Kings And An Early Republic
Quiz 2
In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into ______.
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sixteen great states
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eight republican states
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both (a) and (b) above
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Anga and Magadha
In which region the village headman was known as the grama bhojaka?
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South
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North
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East
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West
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In the northern part of the country, the village headman was known as the grama bhojaka. Usually, men from the same family held the position for generations. In other words, the post was hereditary.
Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC?
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Gandhar
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Kamboj
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Kashi
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Magadh
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The most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC was Magadh. The Magadha Empire came into existence when the four Mahajanpada- Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Avanti were engaged in the struggle for the supremacy from the 6th Century BC to 4th Century BC. Ultimately, Magadha emerged as the most powerful and prosperous kingdom in the North India.
Janapadas which gradually became stronger and expanded their geographical boundaries were known as?
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Mahajanapadas
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Gana-parishad
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Santhagar
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None of these
Explanation
Some janapadas which gradually became stronger and expanded their geographical boundaries were known as mahajanapadas. From the literature of that period, it is clear that up to the sixth century BCE, sixteen mahajanapadas had acquired special importance.
Bimbisara was succeeded by _____.
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Ashoka
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Ajatasatru
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Vasudeva
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Chandragupta Maurya
Explanation
Bimbisara was succeeded by Ajatasatru. Ajatashatru was a king of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him.
Kanva dynasty was established by ______.
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Rudradaman
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Vasudeva
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Nagarjuna
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Kadphises
During whose reign Magadha became the most powerful kingdom in North India?
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Ajatashatru
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Bimbisara
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Licchhavi
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Porus
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Ajatashatru,
the son of Bimbisara, continued his father's policy of expansion of the Magadha. He successfully conquered many republics of the east. The kingdom of Magadha became the most powerful kingdom in north India during the reign of Ajatashatru.
Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states emerged as the most powerful?
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Anga
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Magadha
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Kashi
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Kosala
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In northern India in 6th century BC Magadha emerged as the most powerful state. Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire.
Why taxes were needed by rulers?
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For building huge forts
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To maintain big armies
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Both A and B
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None of these
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As the rulers of the mahajanapadas were, building huge forts, maintaining big armies, they needed more resources. And they needed officials to collect these. So, instead of depending on occasional gifts brought by people, as in the case of the raja of the janapadas, they started collecting regular taxes.
During mahajanapadas hunters and gatherers provided forest produce to the raja as a _____.
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Gift
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Tax
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Rent
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None of these
Explanation
The rulers of mahajanapadas were engaged in building forts, maintaining huge armies for the protection of their territory and the subjects. They needed more resources which could be obtained from taxes. Crafts persons, farmers, hunter-gatherers, herders were liable to pay these taxes in one form or the other. Hunter-gatherers provided forest produce to the raja as a tax.
A Janapadin was the ___ of a Janapada.
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Servant
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Minister
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Army General
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Ruler
The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empire was that of ________.
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Magadha
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Kasi
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Kosala
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Avanti
The largest urban centre in ancient India had been ____________.
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Pataliputra
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Kausambi
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Taxila
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Kannauj
What was the capital of the king Kharavela of Kalinga?
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Taxila
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Pataliputra
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Kalinganagara
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Pushpapura
What was the capital of Avanti Mahajanapada ?
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Gaya
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Ujjain
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Satna
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Vallabhi
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During the 6th Century BCE 16 kingdoms and republics flourished in the ancient Indian subcontinent. These 16 city states are known as Mahajanapadas. These were Anga, Asmaka, Avanti, Chedi, Gandhara, Kashi, Kamboja, Kosala, Kuru, Magadha, Malla, Machha, Panchala, Surasena, Vriji, and Vatsa. Avanti kingdom was in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. Ujjain was the capital of Avanti.
Which of the following was the capital of Kosala?
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Shravasti
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Shuktimati
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Kaushambi
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Indraprastha
Bimbisara was the founder _______dynasty.
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Nanda
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Haryanka
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Maurya
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Shunga
Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:
Nandas
Sisunagas
Mauryas
Haryankas
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IV, II, III and I
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II, I, IV and III
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IV, II, I and III
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III, I, IV and I
The traces of Janapadas and Mahajanpadas are found in___?
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Vedic text
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Buddha text
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Jaina text
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All the above
Champa was the capital of ________ during the Mahajanapadas in Ancient India.
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Anga
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Magadha
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Vajji
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Kasi
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