MCQ Chapter 5 History Class 11 Maharashtra Board Janapadas and Republics 1. What term did Vedic people use to designate a group of people united under a common bond of singular kinship structure?GotraGramaJanaGanasanghaQuestion 1 of 202. What was the settlement of a Jana called?JanapadaGramaGoshthaKulQuestion 2 of 203. What was a cluster of gramas consisting of the same Jana known as?GanasanghaGotraKulJanapadaQuestion 3 of 204. Initially, what did the concept of Jana exclude?GramaKulTerritorialityGoshthaQuestion 4 of 205. Where did Vedic Janas settle, leading to the development of territoriality?Saptasindhu regionVindhya rangesKonkan coastDelta region of the GangaQuestion 5 of 206. What resulted from the sense of territoriality among Janas?Creation of MahajanapadasEmergence of informal local administrative structuresFormation of GanasanghasDevelopment of monarchiesQuestion 6 of 207. What was a region occupied by a Jana called?SabhaGanarajyaJanapadaGoshthaQuestion 7 of 208. What transformed some Janapadas into independent states?Conquest by neighborsMore formal administrative structuresMigration to new regionsFormation of GanasanghasQuestion 8 of 209. In which texts does the term "Janapada" first appear?UpanishadsPuranasRigvedaBrahmanasQuestion 9 of 2010. Which epic frequently uses the term "Janapada"?ArthashastraMahabharataBhagavad GitaPuranasQuestion 10 of 2011. Into how many sections was the Indian subcontinent divided in ancient geographic perception?SixFiveFourThreeQuestion 11 of 2012. Which region was excluded from the five-section division of the subcontinent?UdichyaDakshinapathaMadhyadeshaPraachyaQuestion 12 of 2013. What is the coastal region of Konkan called in Puranic texts?MadhyadeshaDakshinapathaAparantaPraatichyaQuestion 13 of 2014. What were the two main factors for the formation of ancient Janapadas?Trade and agricultureReligion and cultureKinship and warfareTerritoriality and autonomyQuestion 14 of 2015. Which assemblies were at the apex of administrative decision-making in Janapadas?Ganaparishada and KhandaSabha and SamitiRaja and SenapatiKul and GotraQuestion 15 of 2016. What was the title of the chief of a Janapada?SenapatiGanamukhyaRajanAdhyakshaQuestion 16 of 2017. What power did Sabha and Samiti have over the Janapada chief?To declare warsTo collect taxesTo appoint warriorsTo elect or remove the chiefQuestion 17 of 2018. As Janapada social organization changed, what became more significant?Warrior classImmediate familyKinship structureTrade networksQuestion 18 of 2019. Which class emerged prominently during the Janapada period?Priest classFarmer classWarrior classMerchant classQuestion 19 of 2020. In Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, what term indicates the warrior class?RajanGanamukhyaKshudrakaJanapadinQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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