A6. Mahajanpads Flashcards

1
Q

____ assumed the title of ‘Gangaikondachola’ or the conqueror of the river Gangaikondach

A

Rajendra Chola I

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2
Q

The monuments of Khajuraho in
the state of Madhya Pradesh are fine denotations of which dynasty

A

Chandela Dynasty
ruled over the Bundelkhand region of India between the 9th and 13th centuries

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3
Q

Temple for Goddess Nishumbhasudini was built by

A

Cholas
Vijayalaya in 850 AD

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4
Q

Ajatshatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of

A

Bimbisara
founder of Haryanka Dynasty

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5
Q

The famous physician Jeevaka
was appointed by the court of

A

Bimbisara

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6
Q

Who among the following was
the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty

A

Dhanananda

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7
Q

capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE

A

Rajgriha

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8
Q

In the 4th century BCE, the
capital of Magadha was shifted to

A

Patliputra

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9
Q

Which dynasty built the pancha
rathas of Mahabalipuram

A

Pallava

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10
Q

How many great powers
(Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha

A

16
kashi, Kosak, Malla, Vatsa, Chedi, Kuru, Panchal, Matsya, Surashen, Ashmak, Avanti, Ang, Magadh, Vrijji, Gandhara and kamboj

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11
Q

Who was the founder of the
Chalukya dynasty

A

Pulakesin I

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11
Q

The Vikramasila University was
founded by

A

Dharmapala

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11
Q

Mihira Bhoja was the ruler of

A

Pratihara
present day city of Bhopal
was built by

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12
Q

The Badami Chalukyas first had
their capital at ________before they
moved it to Badami

A

Aihole (city of temples)

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13
Q

Airavatesvara temple is a
Hindu temple of Dravidian
architecture located in Tamil Nadu. It was built by

A

Rajaraja Chola II

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13
Q

Settlements of peasants under
Chola Dynasty were known as

A

Ur
became prosperous with the spread of irrigation and agriculture

13
Q

Despite being a powerful
Mahajanapada, Magadha was under another form of administration in Vaishali (Bihar) including its capital Vajji which was called

A

Gana or Sangha

13
Q

What did the term ‘shalabhoga’
stand for, with respect to revenue
administration under the Imperial
Chola

A

Land donated for the maintenance of the school