Indian History and World History (Part-4)

Status Of India After 6th Century BC.

Total Questions: 15

11. Alexander the Great was born in- [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) 356 BC
Solution:

Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC. He was born in Macedonia. He died in 323 BC in Babylon. Alexander was a disciple of Aristotle.

12. Alexander defeated …………….. in the battle of Hydaspes? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Porus
Solution:

The Battle of Hydaspes or Jhelum took place between Alexander and the Indian ruler Porus. Porus was defeated in this war.

13. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Dhanananda
Solution:

The last ruler of the Nanda dynasty was Dhanananda, a contemporary of Sikandar. He has been called by the Greek writers ‘Agrames’.

14. How many powerful Mahajanapadas existed in ancient India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) 16
Solution:

In 6th century BC, in ancient India, there were 16 Mahajanapadas. These 16 Mahajanapadas were mentioned in the Buddhist text ‘Anguttarnikaya’ and the Jain text ‘Bhagwatisutra’.

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

15. How many great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the life time of Lord Gautam Buddha? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) 16
Solution:

In 6th century BC, in ancient India, there were 16 Mahajanapadas. These 16 Mahajanapadas were mentioned in the Buddhist text ‘Anguttarnikaya’ and the Jain text ‘Bhagwatisutra’.

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