Q.1: Landless agricultural labourers were known as ___________.
a) tribes
b) kammakaras
c) bhikkus
Q.2: The land where jana sets foot and get settled down is known as ________.
a) mahajanapada
b) janapada
c) sangha
Q.3: ___________ is a famous Buddhist book that contains the sayings of the Buddha.
a) Vinaya Pitaka
b) Digha Nikaya
c) Rigveda
Q.4: The development of kingdoms started in India around ______ years ago.
a) 1,500
b) 2,500
c) 3,500
Q.5: Which of these following is a unique type of pottery found during the period of mahajanapadas?
a) terracotta
b) Painted Grey Ware
c) toys
Q.6: The mahajanapada which was ruled by a group of people elected by the people of that tribe is known as ________.
a) monarchy
b) republic
c) none
Q.7: When some janapadas became more important and powerful than others, they came to be known as ____________.
a) powerjanapada
b) mahajanapada
c) bigjanapada
Q.8: The ritual in which horse was set loose and whoever stopped that horse had to fight with the king is __________.
a) Vajapeya
b) Ashvamedha
c) None
Q.9: Which of these statements is incorrect about the mahajanapadas?
a) They had a capital city.
b) Mostly, they had republican system.
c) They were fortified.
Q.10: ________ was a tax on crops.
a) octroi
b) bhaga
c) share
Q.11: __________ belonged to the first varna.
a) Shudras
b) Brahmins
c) Vaishyas
Q.12: _______ were rulers and warriors.
a) Brahmins
b) Kshatriyas
c) Vaishyas
Q.13: People who helped to perform burials, cremations, hunters and gatherers, were classified as ________.
a) dasas
b) untouchables
c) kammakaras
Q.14: Introduction of _______ played a very important role in the development of trade.
a) wheel
b) money
c) iron
Q.15: Who were the two powerful rulers of Magadha?
a) Suryagupta and Chandragupta
b) Bimbisara and Ajatashatru
c) Ashoka and Bindusara
Q.16: The capital of Magadha was shifted from Rajgriha to ________.
a) Vaishali
b) Patliputra
c) Periyar
Q.17: Vajji with its capital _____ was a republican mahajanapada.
a) Rajgriha
b) Vaishali
c) Vridavan
Q.18: Most of the kingdoms developed near ______ valley.
a) Narmada
b) Ganga
c) Brahmaputra
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