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  • Question 1
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    Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC? 
    Solution
    The most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC was Magadh. The Magadha Empire came into existence when the four Mahajanpada- Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Avanti were engaged in the struggle for the supremacy from the 6th Century BC to 4th Century BC. Ultimately, Magadha emerged as the most powerful and prosperous kingdom in the North India.
  • Question 2
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    Janapadas which gradually became stronger and expanded their geographical boundaries were known as?
    Solution
    Some janapadas which gradually became stronger and expanded their geographical boundaries were known as mahajanapadas. From the literature of that period, it is clear that up to the sixth century BCE, sixteen mahajanapadas had acquired special importance.
  • Question 3
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    Bimbisara was succeeded by _____. 
    Solution
    Bimbisara was succeeded by Ajatasatru. Ajatashatru was a king of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him.
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    Kanva dynasty was established by ______.
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    Who continued with the policy of expansion of the Magadha Empire?
    Solution
    Ajat Shatru the son of Bimbisara continued with the policy of expansion of the Magadha Empire. He successfully conquered many republics of the east. The kingdom of Magadha prospered during the reign of Ajat Shatru.
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    Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states emerged as the most powerful?
    Solution
    In northern India in 6th century BC Magadha emerged as the most powerful state. Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire.
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    Why taxes were needed by rulers?
    Solution
    As the rulers of the mahajanapadas were, building huge forts, maintaining big armies, they needed more resources. And they needed officials to collect these. So, instead of depending on occasional gifts brought by people, as in the case of the raja of the janapadas, they started collecting regular taxes.
  • Question 8
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    During mahajanapadas hunters and gatherers provided forest produce to the raja as a _____.
    Solution
    The rulers of mahajanapadas were engaged in building forts, maintaining huge armies for the protection of their territory and the subjects. They needed more resources which could be obtained from taxes. Crafts persons, farmers, hunter-gatherers, herders were liable to pay these taxes in one form or the other. Hunter-gatherers provided forest produce to the raja as a tax.
  • Question 9
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    A Janapadin was the ___ of a Janapada.
  • Question 10
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    The Mahajanapada that acquired prominence to become an empire was that of ________.
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