1. The Buddhist text ____ gives the list of ____ Mahajanapadas at the time of Buddha
Anguttara Nikaya; sixteen
2. What is the extent of Mahajanapadas?
North western Pakistan to east Bihar and from Himalayas to river Godavari
3. ____ was famous for cotton textiles and market for horses
Kashi
4. ____ was noted for trade and commerce
Champa
5. ____ represented a confederacy of eight clans
Vajji
6. The Buddha died in the vicinity of ____
Kushinara
7. The northern panchals had their capital at ____while southern had their capital at ____
Ahicchatra; Kampilya
8. The Buddha calls himself Kosalan in the ____
Majjhima Nikaya
9. Name the Mahajanapadas and their capitals.
The following table illustrates this:
| Mahajanapada | Capital |
1. | Anga | Champa |
2. | Magadha | Rajgriha |
3. | Kasi | Varanasi |
4. | Vajji | Vaishali |
5. | Malla | Kusinara/ Pava |
6. | Chedi | Suktimati |
7. | Kuru | Indraprastha |
8. | Panchal | Ahicchatra, kampilya |
9. | Sursena | Mathura |
10. | Gandhar | Taxila |
11. | Matsya | Viratnagar |
12. | Kamboja | Rajpura |
13. | Asmak | Paithan |
14. | Avanti | Ujjain |
15. | Kosal | Sravasti |
16. | Vatsa | Kaushambi |