Which of the following is not a Mahajanapadas?
- AMagadha.
- ✓Inamgaon.
- CAvanti.
- DKamboj.
Answer: B.
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Which sentence is not true in respect of the later Vedic books?
- AIn north India, many books were composed in the area drained by the Ganga and the Yamuna.
- ✓These were composed before the Rigveda.
- CThese books described how rituals were to be performed and rules about society.
- DThese books were composed by priests.
Answer: B.
View full solution →Who worked as a farmers in the agriculture field?
- ✓Dass, Landless people, Women.
- BKing, Purohit, Women.
- CDass, Shudras, Vaishyas.
- DDass, Brahmins, Kshatriyas.
Answer: A.
View full solution →What is true in respect of Athens?
- AWomen of Athens were not considered citizens.
- BForeigners, who lived and worked in Athens, did not have rights as citizens.
- CThere were several thousand slaves in Athens who were not treated as citizens.
- ✓All above.
Answer: D.
View full solution →Buddhist texts tell us that there were $..........$ mahajanapadas:
- ✓$16.$
- B$60.$
- C$6.$
- D$2.$
Answer: A.
View full solution →$.............$ was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya who established the Mauryan Dynasty.
View full solution →The farmers paid a tax called $.............$
View full solution →$.............$ was the common type of pottery found in the janapadas.
View full solution →The first ruler of Magadha was $.............$
View full solution →Vajji was a monarchial state.True/Flase.
Vaishyas could perform sacrifices.True/False.
The Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda are known as the later Vedas.True/False.
The brahmins lived a cursed life.True/False.
Many cities in mahajanapadas were fortified.
State whether true or false:
Rajas who let the ashvamedha horse pass through their lands were invited to the sacrifice.
Rajas who let the ashvamedha horse pass through their lands were invited to the sacrifice.
Who were the groups who could not participate in the assemblies of the ganas?
State whether true or false:
Pots to store grain were made out of Painted Grey Ware.
Pots to store grain were made out of Painted Grey Ware.
Who could not participate in the assemblies and discussions of the gana-sanghas?
Why did people have to pay taxes in Triahajanapadas?
Write down any two features of mahajanapadas.
What were the two important advancements in agriculture during this period?
Which two words were used to describe people or community?
How did men become rulers in the past?
Fill in the chart given below with the terms: huntergatherers, farmers, traders, crafts persons, herders.
Explain the term Hater Vedic’.
In what ways are present-day elections different from the ways in which rulers were chosen in janapadas?
Explain why Magadha emerged as a powerful kingdom.
Describe the occupations of the people in the Vedic Age.
Write a short note on composition of the society of the Later Vedic Period.
How were Vedas a big source of knowledge?
How did special burial take place at Inamgaon?
Discuss the four Varnas of the later vedic period.
What was the basis of the Varna system, according to the priests? Why did people oppose the system of Varnas?
Make a list of all those who would be present at the sacrifice.
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