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प्रश्न
Compare the given Maps, and list the mahajanapadas that might have been included in the Mauryan Empire. Are any Asokan inscriptions found in these areas?
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उत्तर
All the mahajanapadas had been included in the Mauryan Empire.
Asokan inscriptions have been found in Ashmaka (Sannati), Magadha (Sarnath), Kuru (Meerut) and Gandhara (Kandahar).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer in 100-150 words
Describe the salient features of Mahajanapadas.
Name the languages in which the Ashokan inscriptions were written.
Which one of the following statements was not a justified reason for Magadha being a powerful mahajana pada?
Which of these was the most powerful Mahajanapada from 6th to 4th century BCE?
How many Mahajanapadas were there?
Which of the following statements about Mahajanpadas is correct?
- Mahajanapadas were Magadha, Koshala, Gandhara and Avanti only.
- Most Mahajanpadas were ruled by kings.
- Some known as ganas or sanghas were oligarchies ruled under rajas.
- Each Mahajanpada had a capital city, which was often fortified.
During the ______, the capital city of Magadha was shifted to Pataliputra.
Pataliputra was located on the bank of ______.
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Mahapadma Nanda | 1. Kushana dynasty |
| B. Kaniska | 2. Magadha |
| C. Samudragupta | 3. Maurya dynasty |
| D. Asoka | 4. Gupta dynasty |
The 6th century BCE is regarded as a major turning point in early Indian history for which of the following reason/s?
Which period is considered the beginning of Gupta period?
“Magadha was the most powerful Mahajanpada ‘. Examine the statement.
- On the given Political outline map of India, locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
- Ujjaiyini - A Mahajanpada
- Kalibanga - A matured Harappan Site
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- Panipat - A territory under the control of Mughals
OR - Thanjavur - An empire of the Medieval Period.
- Panipat - A territory under the control of Mughals
- On the same outline map, two places regarding the centre of the Indian National Movement have been marked as 'A' and 'B'. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.
Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order:
- Nandas
- Shungas
- Mauryas
- Guptas
Choose the correct option from the following statements with reference to the Magadha empire.
Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow.
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“There cannot be any divided loyalty” Govind Ballabh Pant argued that in order to become loyal citizens people had to stop focusing only on the community and the self: For the success of democracy one must train himself in the art of self-discipline. In democracies, one should care less for himself and more for others. There cannot be any divided loyalty. All loyalties must exclusively be centred around the State. If in a democracy, you create rival loyalties, or you create a system in which any individual or group, instead of suppressing his extravagance, cares nought for larger or other interests, then democracy is doomed. |
- How did G.B Pant encourage citizens to make a unified nation?
- Why did he urge citizens for loyal towards nation?
- How was loyalty considered the base of the social pyramid?
Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows.
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“There cannot be any divided loyalty” Govind Ballabh Pant argued that in order to become loyal citizens people had to stop focusing only on the community and the self: For the success of democracy one must train himself in the art of self-discipline. In democracies one should care less for himself and more for others. There cannot be any divided loyalty. All loyalties must exclusively be centred round the State. If in a democracy, you create rival loyalties, or you create a system in which any individual or group, instead of suppressing his extravagance, cares nought for larger or other interests, then democracy is doomed. |
- How did G.B Pant encourage citizens to make a unified nation?
- Why did he urge citizens for loyalty towards nation?
- How was loyalty considered as the base of social pyramid?
