Practice Mahajanapadas and the Rise of Magadha – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Which one of the following pairs of mahajanapada and its capital is correctly matched?

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Magadha becoming the most powerful mahajanapada?

Arrange the following rulers of Magadha in the order in which they ruled.

1. Mahapadma Nanda

2. Bimbisara

3. Ajatasattu

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about taxes in the mahajanapadas:

1. Craftspersons paid their tax in the form of labour.

2. Hunters and gatherers paid their tax to the raja in the form of forest produce.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Why did the growing use of iron ploughshares increase farm production in the mahajanapada period?

Consider the following statements about transplanting paddy:

1. Saplings were first grown and then planted in the fields, instead of scattering seed.

2. This method reduced the number of plants that survived.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Many capitals of the mahajanapadas were surrounded by huge walls of wood, brick or stone. Which of the following was NOT a reason for building them?

The punch-marked coins found from about the sixth century BCE, among the earliest coins, were made of

Consider the following statements about the Vajji gana or sangha:

1. Its rajas met in assemblies and decided matters through discussion and debate.

2. Women, dasas and kammakaras took part in these assemblies.

3. Both the Buddha and Mahavira belonged to ganas or sanghas.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Ajatasattu sent a minister to the Buddha for advice before attacking the Vajjis. Which option correctly gives the minister and the Buddhist book that records this story?