History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2019 History
Match List I (Principality/Kingdom) with List II (Geographical limits) and choose the correct option from those given below.
List I
- I. Avanti
- II. Gandhara
- III. Chedi
- IV. Vajji
List II
- A. Malwa region of Central India
- b. Modern Peshawar and Rawalpindi districts and the Kashmir valley
- c. Eastern part of Bundelkhand in Central India
- d. North of the Ganga up to the Nepal hills
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
CI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
DI-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d — The correct match is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d.
★Avanti lay in the Malwa region of Central India, with capitals Ujjayini and Mahishmati.
★Gandhara lay in the Peshawar and Rawalpindi districts and the Kashmir valley, with capital Taxila.
★Chedi lay in the eastern part of Bundelkhand, with capital Shaktimati.
★Vajji lay north of the Ganga up to the Nepal hills, a confederacy with its centre at Vaishali.
★These were among the sixteen Mahajanapadas.
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