Indian History and World History (Part-4)

Status Of India After 6th Century BC.

Total Questions: 15

1. Which of the following was the capital of Mahajanapada Gandhara in 6th century BC? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Taxila
Solution:

Gandhara Mahajanapada did not have a fixed capital in the 6th century BC, but its political center was probably Taxila, which was a major city and an important center of learning during that period. Taxila is located in present-day Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan.

MahajanapadaCapital CityRegion (Present-day location)
AngaChampaBhagalpur, Bihar
MagadhaRajagriha (later Pataliputra)South Bihar
VajjiVaishaliNorth Bihar
MallaKusinara & PavaEastern Uttar Pradesh
KasiVaranasiEastern Uttar Pradesh
KosalaShravasti (earlier Ayodhya)Eastern Uttar Pradesh
VatsaKausambiNear Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh
ChediSuktimatiBundelkhand region (Madhya Pradesh)
KuruIndraprastha (Delhi)Delhi & Haryana
PanchalaAhichhatra (North), Kampilya (South)Western Uttar Pradesh
MatsyaViratanagaraAlwar region, Rajasthan
SurasenaMathuraWestern Uttar Pradesh
Assaka (Asmaka)PotanaTelangana / Maharashtra region (Godavari valley)
AvantiUjjayini (West), Mahishmati (South)Western Madhya Pradesh
GandharaTaxilaRawalpindi district, Pakistan
KambojaRajapuraEastern Afghanistan / Western Pakistan

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the monarchical states that existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Vaishali
Solution:

Vaishali was not a monarchy in the seventh and early sixth centuries BC. It was a republic.

MahajanapadaCapital CityRegion (Present-day location)
AngaChampaBhagalpur, Bihar
MagadhaRajagriha (later Pataliputra)South Bihar
VajjiVaishaliNorth Bihar
MallaKusinara & PavaEastern Uttar Pradesh
KasiVaranasiEastern Uttar Pradesh
KosalaShravasti (earlier Ayodhya)Eastern Uttar Pradesh
VatsaKausambiNear Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh
ChediSuktimatiBundelkhand region (Madhya Pradesh)
KuruIndraprastha (Delhi)Delhi & Haryana
PanchalaAhichhatra (North), Kampilya (South)Western Uttar Pradesh
MatsyaViratanagaraAlwar region, Rajasthan
SurasenaMathuraWestern Uttar Pradesh
Assaka (Asmaka)PotanaTelangana / Maharashtra region (Godavari valley)
AvantiUjjayini (West), Mahishmati (South)Western Madhya Pradesh
GandharaTaxilaRawalpindi district, Pakistan
KambojaRajapuraEastern Afghanistan / Western Pakistan

3. The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was ? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Bimbisara
Solution:

The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was Bimbisara (544-492 BC). Another name of Bimbisara was Srenik. He conquered the kingdom of Anga and annexed it to his empire and appointed his son Ajatashatru as its vice-king.

4. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 23.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Haryanka
Solution:

The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was Bimbisara (544-492 BC). Another name of Bimbisara was Srenik. He conquered the kingdom of Anga and annexed it to his empire and appointed his son Ajatashatru as its vice-king.

5. Ajatashatru was the son of- [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.02.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bimbisara
Solution:

The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was Bimbisara (544-492 BC). Another name of Bimbisara was Srenik. He conquered the kingdom of Anga and annexed it to his empire and appointed his son Ajatashatru as its vice-king.

6. Ajatashatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of — [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bimbisara
Solution:

The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was Bimbisara (544-492 BC). Another name of Bimbisara was Srenik. He conquered the kingdom of Anga and annexed it to his empire and appointed his son Ajatashatru as its vice-king.

7. Who founded the Maurya Empire by defeating Dhananand? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Chandragupta
Solution:

Chandragupta established the Maurya empire by defeating DhanaNanda. He was the first historical emperor.

8. ________ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Rajagraha
Solution:

Rajagriha (present-day Rajgir) was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BC; later, Pataliputra (present-day Patna) became the capital of Magadha.

Bimbisara, considered to be the real founder of the Magadha Empire, made Rajgir his capital.

9. In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Pataliputra
Solution:

Rajagriha (present-day Rajgir) was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BC; later, Pataliputra (present-day Patna) became the capital of Magadha.

Bimbisara, considered to be the real founder of the Magadha Empire, made Rajgir his capital.

10. Which was the first empire in ancient India to use elephants in its war on a large scale? [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 5.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Magadha
Solution:

Magadha was the kingdom of ancient India, where elephants were used extensively during war. Indian elephants were considered invincible in battle.