16 Mahajanapadas Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who transferred his capital from Rajgir to Patliputra?
A. Chandragupta II
B. Ashoka
C. Udayin
D. Harshabardhana
Answer: C Udayin transferredhis capital from Rajgir to Patliputra.
2. Which was the earliest capital of Magadha?
A. Vaishali
B. Benarash
C. Rajgir
D. Patliputra
Answer: C The earliest capital of Magadha is “Rajgir”
3. Who transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?
A. Ahoka
B. Dhanananda
C. Shishunaga
D. Giriraja
Answer: C Shishunaga transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?.
4. Which Mahajanapada was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty?
A. Chedi
B. Avanti
C. Kashi
D. Magadha
Answer: B Avanti was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty..
5. Which of the following was not a knigdom in ancient India?
A. Avanti
B. Vatsya
C. Hampi
D. Kosala
Answer: C Hampi was not a knigdom in ancient India.
6. Buddha died in which Mahajanapada?
A. Malla
B. Chedi
C. Magadha
D. Avanti
Answer: A Buddha died in Malla.
7. The ancient name of the North Bihar was
A. Vajji
B. Vatsa
C. Surasena
D. Chandragupta
Answer: A The ancient name of the North Bihar was Vajji.
8. Who founded Patliputra ?
A. Udayin
B. Ashoka
C. Bimbisar
D. Mahapadmananda
Answer: A Udayin.
9. Where was the seat of the first Republic of the World in the 6th century BC ?
A. Vaishali
B. Athens
C. Sparta
D. Patiputra
Answer: A Vaishali was the seat of the first Republic of the World in the 6th century BC.
10. The list of the sixteen Mahajanapada is available in?
A. Mahabharat
B. Anguttar Nikaya
C. Chhandogya Upanishad
D. Samukta Nikaya
Answer: B The list of the sixteen Mahajanapada is available in Anguttar Nikaya.
11. By whom the first Republic of the World was established in Vaishali?
A. Maurya
B. Nanda
C. Gupta
D. Lichhavi
Answer: D Lichhavi.