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Constitutional Design — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesConstitutional Design1 Mark
MCQ
The two words that constitute the word janapada mean $.......$
  • A
    Woman and foot.
  • ✓
    Citizens and foot.
  • C
    Men and hand.
  • D
    Goats and rajas.
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Answer

Correct option: B.
Citizens and foot.
The Sanskrit term janapada is a tatpurusha compound term, composed of two words: janas and pada. Jana means people or subject. The word pada means foot from its earliest attestation, the word has had a double meaning of realm, territory and subject population.

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