Mahajanapadas Test 5 (Ancient history) Welcome to your Mahajanapadas Test 5 (Ancient history) Name Email 1.Rivers such as the Ganga and Son flowed through ______, a mahajanapada in ancient India. (a) Kamboja (b) Kosala (c) Magadha (d) Machcha None 2.Rulers of mahajanapadas in ancient India collected a tax called ‘Bhaga’ from the ______ in their region. (a) farmers (b) herders (c) crafts persons (d) hunters and gatherers None 3.Despite being a powerful Mahajanapada, Magadha was under another form of administration in Vaishali (Bihar) including its capital Vajji which was called ____. (a) Socialism (b) democracy (c) Gana or Sangha (d) Panchayati None 4.What did the term ‘shalabhoga' stand for, with respect to revenue administration under the Imperial Cholas ? (a) Land donated for the maintenance of irrigation facilities (b) A newly settled village (c) Land donated for the maintenance of the school (d) Land donated to a warrior None 5.The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was_____. (a)Bimbisara (b)Prasenajit (c)Ashoka (d)Ajatshatru None 6.Settlements of peasants under Chola Dynasty were known as ____. (a) Nadu (b) Muvendavelan (c) Ur (d) Taluka None 7.The famous Khajuraho group of Monuments was constructed by (a)Solankis (b)Gahadavalas (c)Chalukyas (d)Chandelas None 8.The present day city of Bhopal was built by which of the following Pratihara rulers? (a) Mahendra Bhoja (b) Rajyapala (c) Vijayasena (d) Mihir Bhoja None 9.The Badami Chalukyas first had their capital at ________before they moved it to Badami. (a)Pattadakal (b)Aihole (c)Hubli (d)Bijapur None 10.Mihira Bhoja was the ruler of ________ . (a) Rashtrakuta (b) Chola (c) Pratihara (d) Chalukya None 11.Vikramshila University was founded by_____ a Pala King. (a) Rajendra Chola (b) Pulakeshin I (c) Mihira Bhoja (d) Dharmapala None 12.The Vikramasila University was founded by ________. (a) Ashoka (b) Dharmapala (c) Chandragupta-I (d) Bimbisara None 13.Who was the founder of the Chalukya dynasty? (a)Narasimhavarman (b) Mangalesa (c) Kirtivarman (d) Pulakesin I None 14.How many great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 17 None 15.Which of the following is an example of a Chola empire temple? (a) Badami cave temple (b) Chennakesava temple (c) Airavatesvara temple (d) Virupaksha temple None 16.Which dynasty built the pancha rathas of Mahabalipuram? (a) Chera (b) Pallava (c) Satavahana (d) Chola None 17.In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ______. (a) Mathura (b) Varanasi (c) Panipat (d) Pataliputra None 18.______ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE. (a) Rajagriha (b) Pataliputra (c) Varanasi (d) Mathura None 19.Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty? (a) Dhanananda (b) Panduka (c) Govishanaka (d) Kaivarta None 20.The famous physician Jeevaka was appointed by the court of: (a) Krishnadeva Raya (b) Samudragupta (c) Ashoka (d) Bimbisara None 21.Ajatshatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of _______. (a) Naga-Dasak (b) Udayin (c) Anurudha (d) Bimbisara None 22.Temple for Goddess Nishumbhasudini was built by ______. (a) Pallavas (b) Cholas (c) Gupta Dynasty (d) Muttaraiyar None 23.The monuments of Khajuraho in the state of Madhya Pradesh are fine denotations of the ______dynasty. (a) Chola (b) Chalukya (c) Chandela (d) Pallava None 24.____ assumed the title of ‘Gangaikondachola’ or the conqueror of the river Ganga. (a) Rajadhiraja Chola (b) Rajaraja Chola I (c) Rajendra Chola I (d) Vijayalaya Chola None 25.Which of the following is NOT one of the monarchical states that existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC in India? (a) Magadha (b) Vaishali (c) Avanti (d) Kosala None Time's up
