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Question 1

janapadas joined together to form

Answer 1

mahajanapda

Question 2

janapadas fought with one another for

Answer 2

fertile land

minerals

Question 3

at buddha time,there were total _____ mahajanapada

Answer 3

16

Question 4

which mahajanapada emerged to be strongest of all

Answer 4

magadha

Question 5

there were ___ groups in vajjain confederecy and its capital was

Answer 5

18

vaishali

Question 6

location of magadha in present context?

Answer 6

around patna in bihar

Question 7

who founded magadha MJ?

Answer 7

bimbi-sara

Question 8

bimbisara belonged to ______ dynasty

Answer 8

haryanka

Question 9

who succeeded bimbisara

Answer 9

his son (ajata-satru)

Question 10

name the fort laid by Ajatasatru

Answer 10

fort of pataliputra

Question 11

name the following capitals of Magadha MJ:
1st
2nd
last

Answer 11

srivasthi
rajgir
pataliputra

Question 12

who defeated haryanka dynasty and took over magadha MJ

Answer 12

sisu naga

Question 13

sisunaga was suceeded by ?

Answer 13

nanda dynasty

Question 14

name the first nanda king?

Answer 14

maha padma nanda

Question 15

accomplishments of maya padma nanda?

Answer 15

crosses vindhyas ,annexed deccan

Question 16

nandas patronized which religion

Answer 16

jainism

Question 17

which magadha kings were sudras?

Answer 17

sisu naga

maha padma nanda

Question 18

which foreign invader was comtemporary to nandas?

Answer 18

alexander

Question 19

name the last nanda king

Answer 19

dhana nanda

Question 20

who defeated dhana nanda and took over maghda dynasty?

Answer 20

chandragupta maurya

Question 21

chandragupta maurya formed ______ empire

Answer 21

mauryan

Question 22

CM defeated greek general _______ and annexed _______ into his empire

Answer 22

Selecus Nikator

afghanistan,gandhara

Question 23

which greek ambassador stayed in chadragupta maurya’s court?

Answer 23

Megasthenese

Question 24

Book written by Megasthenese on india?

Answer 24

indica

Question 25

CM left his throne and went to south india with jain monk named?

Answer 25

Bhadrabagu

Question 26

CM died ad devout follower of jainism at ________

Answer 26

saravana-bela-gola

Question 27

CM was succeeded by

Answer 27

bindusara( his son)

Question 28

bindusara ruled for

Answer 28

25 years

Question 29

bindusara was succeeded by

Answer 29

ashoka(his son)

Question 30

ashoka annexed kalinga , ____ years after coronation

Answer 30

8

Question 31

ashoka hated ___ vijaya and adopted _____ vijaya

Answer 31

dig | dharma

Question 32

were sacrifices banned in ashoka's rule

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

dharma was spread by ashoka through?

Answer 33

rock edicts

Question 34

ashoka appointed _____ to help people

Answer 34

dharma maha matras

Question 35

name the emperor who established the first indian welfare state?

Answer 35

ashoka

Question 36

tell about language of ashoka's rock edicts?

Answer 36

written in regional languages

Question 37

ashoka renovated the buddhist monuments of

Answer 37

kapil vastru bodh gaya saranath

Question 38

ashoka organised the ___ buddhist council in pataliputra

Answer 38

3rd

Question 39

who organised the 4th budhist council and where?

Answer 39

kaniskha(aka ashoka 2) | kashmir

Question 40

name the person send by ashoka to ceylon for spread of buddhism?

Answer 40

mahendra( he was ashoka's son)

Question 41

which buddhist stupas of ashoka were marvellous?

Answer 41

sarnath | lumbini

Question 42

ashoka's pillar has ______ influence

Answer 42

persian

Question 43

language used in ashoka's edicts in: NW india afghanistan

Answer 43

NW india- prakit | afghanistan- kha-roshti

Question 44

mauryan empire was divided into how many provinces

Answer 44

5

Question 45

``` name the capitals of: N province S province E province W province Main province ```

Answer 45

``` N province-taxilla S province-swarnagini E province-dosali W province-ujjaini Main province-pataliputra ```

Question 46

main province of mauryan empire was

Answer 46

magadha

Question 47

the high offficials in mauryan empire who served as suprintendents and governeres were known as

Answer 47

Maha-matras

Question 48

those who protected the frontier of mauryan empire were known as

Answer 48

Adda-maha-matras

Question 49

acc. to megasthenese the administration of pataliputra was maintained by ____ officers who belonged to ___ committees

Answer 49

30(also administered the army) 6 each committee had specific function

Question 50

name the functions of the 6 committies

Answer 50

``` 1-infantary 2-cavalry 3-elephants 4-chariots 5-navy ``` 6-other roles

Question 51

what was the role of the 6th committee?

Answer 51

transport,food,medical facility & production of weapons for army

Question 52

2 things which were banned by ashoka

Answer 52

sacrifices | torture to prisoners

Question 53

was death sentence banned by ashoka

Answer 53

No , he only found new methods to console the people who were given death sentence

Question 54

name the last mauryan king

Answer 54

Bri-had-ratha

Question 55

Bri-had-ratha was assassinated by _________

Answer 55

Pushya-mitra