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Mahajanapada rulers

Mahajanapada rulers is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2017). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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1 · 2017–2017
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Basic chronology of Haryanka dynasty

Real questions that test this

पुढे दिलेल्या महाजनपदांच्या त्यांच्या आधुनिक नावांशी जोड्या जुळवा : अ. अंग I. दक्षिण बिहार ब. मगध II. पूर्व बिहार क. वज्जी III. उत्तर बिहार ड. मल्ला IV. गोरखपुर जिल्हा

(a)अंग - दक्षिण बिहार

(b)मगध - पूर्व बिहार

(c)वज्जी - उत्तर बिहार

(d)मल्ला - गोरखपुर जिल्हा

1)II I III IV✓ Correct
2)I II III IV
3)IV III I II
4)III IV II I

Anga corresponded to eastern Bihar (Champa region), Magadha to southern Bihar (Patna/Gaya), Vajji to northern Bihar (Vaishali), and Malla to the Gorakhpur region. Matching them sequentially gives II, I, III, IV.

महाजनपदे व त्यांचे राजे यांच्या जोड्या लावा : अ. कोसल I. बिंबिसार ब. मगध II. प्रद्योत क. वत्स III. प्रसेनजित ड. अवंती IV. उदयन् अ ब क ड Match the Mahajanapadas and their kings : a. Kosal I. Bimbisar b. Magadha II. Pradyot c. Vatsa III. Prasenjit d. Avanti IV. Udyan a b c d

(a)कोसल - बिंबिसार / Kosal - Bimbisar

(b)मगध - प्रद्योत / Magadha - Pradyot

(c)वत्स - प्रसेनजित / Vatsa - Prasenjit

(d)अवंती - उदयन् / Avanti - Udyan

1)I III II IV
2)III I IV II✓ Correct
3)IV I III II
4)II III I IV

Kosal was ruled by Prasenjit (III), Magadha by Bimbisara (I), Vatsa by Udayana (IV), and Avanti by Pradyota (II). Matching these yields III, I, IV, II.

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