HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies where power was exercised by a group of people
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All Mahajanapadas were located in Eastern India
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No army was maintained by the Mahajanapadas
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Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas
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Detailed explanation-1: -About 2500 years ago, some janapadas became more important than others and were known as mahajanapadas. Most mahajanapadas had a capital city, many of these were fortified. Hence, Not all Mahajanpadas had a capital city is correct statement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Many cities in Mahajanapadas were fortified. The majority of Mahajanapadas had a capital city, and lots of them were fortified. Hence, Statement, 4 is correct.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttr Nikaya, Mahavastu (Buddhist texts), Bhagwati Sutra (Jain texts) texts refer to 16 Mahajanapadas. Gandhara and Kamboj are mentioned in Anguttara Nikaya.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were sixteen of such Mahajanapadas: Kasi, Kosala, Anga, Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Machcha, Surasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kamboja.