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Pre mauryan period, 16 mahajanapads - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Which of the following Greek Explorers is considered to have left the earliest account of India?
    1. Herodotus
    2. Ctesias
    3. Scylax
    4. Hippalus
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  2. Question 2

    Which among the following dynasties were ruling over Magadha when Alexander invaded India?
    1. Shisunagas
    2. Nandas
    3. Mauryas
    4. Kosalas
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following regions was called "Gedrosia" during times of Alexander, the great?
    1. Gujarat
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Punjab
    4. Baluchistan
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  4. Question 4

    Battle of the Hydaspes was fought between Alexander and King Porus in 326 BC. Hydapses means which river__?
    1. Jhelum
    2. Indus
    3. Beas
    4. Ravi
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  5. Question 5

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    Which Mahajanapada of 6th century BCE was an aristocratic-oligarchic republic (a confederacy of eight clans governed in accordance with republican principles)?
    1. Magadha
    2. Vajji
    3. Kashi
    4. Koshala
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