Test: Kingdoms Kings And An Early Republic - 2

The Mahājanapadas were sixteen kingdoms or oligarchic republics that existed in ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE. Two of them were most probably ganatantras and others had forms of monarchy. Inamgaon wasn’t one of them.

Dass, Landless and women were considered the lowest class jn the Varna system, who were to serve all the upper 3 classes and worked as Agriculturalists in the Later Vedic era.

C is the correct option.Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India. From south India, the Traders brought spices and precious Stones to Magadh.

Vrijji, Pali Vajji, confederacy of the Licchavis and neighbouring peoples in Bihar, India, that existed from the 6th century bce to the 4th century ce. Its capital was at Vaishali (in modern Besarh). It was governed as an aristocratic republic.

Anga was an ancient Indian kingdom that flourished on the eastern Indian subcontinent and one of the sixteen mahajanapadas ("large state"). It lay to the east of its neighbour and rival, Magadha, and was separated from it by the river Champa. The capital of Anga was located on the bank of this river and was also named Champa. It was prominent for its wealth and commerce. Anga was annexed by Magadha in the 6th century BCE.

The correct option is A.
Anga was an ancient Indian kingdom that flourished on the eastern Indian subcontinent and one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. It lay to the east of its neighbour and rival, Magadha, and was separated from it by the river Champa in the modern day Bhagalpur and Munger in the state of Bihar. The capital of Anga was located on the bank of this river and was also named Champa and Malini. It was prominent for its wealth and commerce.

Patliputra is present day Patna. It was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Udayin in 490 BCE as a small fort (Pāṭaligrāma) near the Ganges river.

The Varna system in Dharma-shastras divides society into four varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishya and Shudras). Those who fall out of this system because of their grievous sins are ostracised as outcastes (untouchables) and considered outside the varna system.

The correct option is Option D.
As per Pali Tripitak, Pawa was the second capital of the Mallas, the first being Kushinara. Pawa is now being identified with present day 'Fazilnagar', a place 16 kms south – east of Kushinagar. The district of Kushinagar had been witness to the glorious ancient history and culture.
Champa, also spelled Campa, city of ancient India, the capital of the kingdom of Anga (a region corresponding with the eastern part of present-day Bihar state). It is identified with two villages of that name on the south bank of the Ganges (Ganga) River east of Munger.
The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges; its first capital was Rajagriha (modern day Rajgir), then Pataliputra (modern Patna).
 

Amatya means Finance Minister, was the title given by Tararani bai. He was the person who has seen 4 regime of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj, and Tararani saheb.

D is the correct option. We know that the Magadha kingdom was located in North East region of India (not in the region of 7 sister states but the area of bihar). History says that it covered most of the parts from Bihar and orissa. Since river ganga flows In that region, we can conclude that Magadha empire was in the area of tributaries of Ganga.

Chhota Nagpur plateau is a store house of mineral resources such as mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. The Damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.

Chhota Nagpur plateau is a store house of mineral resources such as mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. The Damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.

This freed up more land for agriculture and eventually the smaller, fragmented tribes made way for larger and coherent kingdoms, known as Janapadas.

In the post-Vedic period, the entire northern territory mostly situated north of the Vindhyas and extending from the North-West frontier to Bihar was divided into sixteen states called Sodasha Mahajanapadas. These Mahajanapadas were either monarchical or republican in character. Examples of monarchical mahajanapadas are; Magadha: Between Anga and Vatsa there lay the kingdom of Magadha, corresponding to modern Patna and Gaya districts, bounded on the north and west by the rivers Ganga and Son, on the south by the Vindhya outcrop and on the east by the river Champa.
Vatsa: The Vatsa country had a monarchical form of government. Its capital was Kausambi (identified with the village of Kosam, 38 miles from Allahabad. Kausambi, a very prosperous city was the most important entre pot of goods and passengers from the south and the west.

Shreyni is a hindi word which means a group of people doing the same business,task or operation.