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  1. 421RPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    16 Janpadas of the age of Mahajanapadas have often been mentioned in the Buddhist literature which of the following Janapadas have been mentioned by Panini in his Ashtadhyayi? 1. Magadh 2. Ashmak 3. Kosala 4. Chedi 5. Vatsa

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    Correct option: D — 1, 3 and 5

  2. 422RPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    In which of the following texts the list of the sixteen great states (Shodasha Mahajanapadas) of ancient India occur? 1. Arthashastra 2. Anguttara Nikaya 3. Digha Nikaya 4. Bhagavati Sutra Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: A — 2 and 4

  3. 423CGPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in the chronological order 1. Nandas 2. Sungas 3. Mauryas 4. Haryankas Choose the answer from the following code.

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    Correct option: B — 4, 1, 3 and 2

  4. 424UKPSC2012HistoryEnglish

    Read the statements I and II and choose the correct answer from the code given below. I. The sixth century B.C. was a period of great religious upheaval in all parts of the world. II. The Vedic religion had become very complex.

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    Correct option: B — Both I and II are true

  5. 425UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. List-I (Ancient Places of U.P.) (a) Kuru (b) Panchal (c) Kosala (d) Vatsa List-II (Capital) 1. Saket 2. Kaushambi 3. Ahichhatra 4. Indraprastha

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    Correct option: B — a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

  6. 426UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    The women of which Indian republic or kingdom had taken up arms against Alexander, after a large number of its soldiers had been killed or wounded in the battle field?

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    Correct option: D — Massaga

  7. 427UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Who one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?

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    Correct option: C — Deimachus

  8. 428UPSC2000HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?

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    Correct option: A — Nanda

  9. 429BPSC2000HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander, the Great?

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    Correct option: B — Dhanananda

  10. 430UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    Name the brave Indian King whom Alexander defeated on the bank of river Jhelum.

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    Correct option: B — Porus

History practice — common questions

Page 43 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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