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According to NCERT’s account of the Mahajanapadas, crop tax called bhaga was usually what fraction of the produce?

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Match the following Mahajanapadas with the modern regions or places corresponding to part of their ancient territory: List I (Mahajanapada) | List II (Modern…

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Match the following Mahajanapadas with an associated capital or headquarters. Column A | Column B 1. Vajji | (a) Champa 2. Anga | (b)…

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Which of the following rulers belonged to the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha?

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Pataliputra, a capital of Magadha, developed near the junction of which river pair?

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Who was the final ruler of the Nanda dynasty before the establishment of the Mauryan Empire?

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Which clan had its capital at Vaishali, also the headquarters of the Vajji confederacy?

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Panchala included areas around Bareilly, Badaun, and Farrukhabad. These lie mainly in which present-day region?

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Which of the following factors did not contribute to the rise and dominance of Magadha over other Mahajanapadas in ancient India?

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Taxila (Takshashila) was an important capital and centre of learning in which Mahajanapada?

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Which Sanskrit grammarian is linked with a Nanda king in the literary tradition discussed by V. S. Agrawala in India as Known to Panini?

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Which city in present-day Bihar served as the capital of Magadha for many years before the capital was later moved to Pataliputra?

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Around which century BCE did Mahāpadma Nanda rise to prominence in Magadha?

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Which achievement is associated with Shishunaga’s expansion of Magadha?

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In ancient India, the Mahajanapada of Anga had its capital located at which city in present-day Bihar?

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Which diplomatic benefit is associated with Bimbisara’s marriage alliance with Kosala?

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