History English Quiz 3 Mahajanapada Period ( 600 BC – 325 BC ) Welcome to your History English Quiz 3 Mahajanapada Period ( 600 BC - 325 BC ) Name 1. by which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital ? Kanishka Udayin Ajatasatru Kalasok 2. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located ? Jhelum and Chenab Ravi and Beas Indus and Jhelum Chenab and Ravi 3. In ancient India the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at— Pataliputra Rajgir Varanasi Vaishali 4. When Alexander invaded India , who were the rulers of Magadha ? Shishunagas Mauryas Haryankas Nandas 5. By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali ? Gupta Maurya Lichhavi Nand 6. Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was Vatsa Avanti Assaka Kamboja 7. The ancient name of North Bihar was— Vajji Surasena Vatsa Avanti 8. Who among the following was NOT a contemporary of other there ? Gautama Buddha Prasenjit Milinda Bimbisara 9. Which early ruler of Magadha murdered his father to ascend the throne and , in turn , was murdered by his own son ? Bimbisar Udayan Nagadashak Ajatasatru 10. Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander , the great ? Dhanananda Sukalp Mahapadmananda Chandragupta Maurya 11. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion ? Maurya Nanda Sunga Kanva 12. Which was the first capital of Magadha ? Vaishali Champa Girivarja ( Rajgriha ) Pataliputra 13. Who founded Pataliputra ? Bimbisar Udayin Ashoka Mahapadmananda 14. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty ? Bimbisara Mahapadmananda Ajatasatru Dhanananda 15. The Indian king who oppesed Alexander was— Chandragupta Ambhi Dhanananda Porus 16. Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC ? Vaishali Patliputra Sparta Athens 17. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in Samyukta Nikaya Anguttar Nikaya Chhandogya Upanishad Mahabharat