General Studies - Early Kingdoms

Tick the correct answer.
1. -------------- began to be used on much larger scale.
a) Copper        b) Iron           c) Bricks                 d) stone                (b)

2. The small tribes of the earlier period gave way to large kingdoms called
a) janapadas      b) mahajanapadas          c) republics             d) monarchies              (a)

3. There are --------- mahajanapadas in the Ganga valley in the sixth century BC.
a) 18                  b) 17               c) 15               d) 16                   (d)

4. Magadha and ------------ are examples of monarchical mahajanapadas.
a) Shakyas         b) Lichchhavis               c) Vasta                d) Vajji                (c)

5. The framers gave -------- of their produce to the king which was called bhaga.
a) one - sixth         b) one - third            c) one - fourth            d) one - half             (a)

6. ----------, the king of Magadha, bulit roads and bridges throughtout his empire.
a) Mahapadma Nanda          b) Shishunaga         c) Ajatashatru             d) Bimbisara        (d)

7. The varns were based on
a) height                b) colour            c) religion             d) birth                (d)

8. ---------- was the capital of the Lichchhavis.
a) Kaushambi            b) Tamralipti            c) Vaishali             d) Ujjayini            (c)

Some important points:
1. Rajagriha ----------> present day Rajgir

2. Pataliputra ------------> present day Patna

3. Vaishali --------------> present day Bihar