Who was the central figure in Ashvamedha rituals?

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(a)

Men

(b)

Women

(c)

Raja

(d)

Brahmin

Who was the companion of raja in the battlefield?

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(a)

Men

(b)

Charioteer

(c)

Raja

(d)

Brahmin

Ashvamedh was

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(a)

Cow sacrifice

(b)

Horse sacrifice

(c)

Rat sacrifice

(d)

Elephant sacrifice

Hastinapur and Atranjikhera are situated in

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(a)

Bihar

(b)

Maharashtra

(c)

Rajasthan

(d)

Uttar Pradesh

Rajagriha (present day Rajgir) is in:

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(a)

Bihar

(b)

Maharashtra

(c)

Uttar Pradesh

(d)

Jammu & Kashmir

The first varna was that of the ________ who were expected to study (and teach) the Vedas.

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(a)

brahmins

The ordinary people, the ________ also brought gifts for the king.

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(a)

vish or vaishya

Magadha became the most important______in about two hundred years

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(a)

mahajanapada

Many rivers such as the____and____flowed through Magadha.

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(a)

Ganga, Son

The iron-ore mines in the region that could be tapped to make strong_____and____

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(a)

tools, weapons

The charioteer sprinkled sacred water on the king.

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(a) True

(b) False

Archaeologists have found palaces in the settlements of the janapadas.

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(a) True

(b) False

Capital cities were fortified with huge walls of wood, brick or stone

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(a) False

(b) True

Alexander was the only person who conquered Magadha.

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(a) True

(b) False

The sprinkling of sacred water on the king was done by the' shudras'.

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(a) True

(b) False

What were mahajanapadas?

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(a)

About 2500 years ago, some janapadas became more important than others and were known as mahajanapadas.

Where was the capital of Magadha shifted to from Rajagriha?

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(a)

The capital of Magadha was shifted from Rajagrilla to Pataliputra.

Name two religious philosophers who belonged to ganas or sanghas.

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(a)

Buddha and Mahavira are two religious philosophers belonged to ganas or sanghas.

Who became the rajas of janapadas?

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(a)

The rajas who performed big sacrifices were now recognised as being rajas of janapadas rather than janas.

Who was Mahapadma Nanda?

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(a)

Mahapadma Nanda was one of the important rulers of Magadha who extended his control upto the North-West part of the sub-continent.