General Knowledge - Early Kingdoms

1. - began to be used on a much larger scale.
a) Copper     b) Iron     c) Bricks       d) Stone                           (b)

2. The small tribes of the earlier period gave way to large kingdom called
a) janapadas        b) mahajanapadas      c) republics          d) monarchies          (a)

3. There were - mahajanapadas in the Ganga valley in the 6th century BC.
a) 18          b) 17        c) 15               d) 16                                       (d)

4. Magadha and - are examples of monarchical mahajanapadas.
a) Shakyas               b) Lichchhavis               c) Vasta                d) Vajji                 (c)

5. The farmers gave - of their produce to the king which was called bhaga.
a) one - sixth                   b) one - third               c) one - fourth               d) one - half      (a)

6. - ,the king pf Magadha, bulit roads and bridges throughout his empire.
a) Mahapadma Nanda    b) Shishunaga             c) Ajatashatru             d) Bimbisara         (d)

7. The varnas were based on
a) height           b) colour           c) religion             d) birth                          (d)

8. - was the capital of the Lichchhavis.
a) Kaushambi         b) Tamralipti              c) Vaishali            d) Ujjayini               (c)