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CBSE Class 9 State and Society up to 1000 CE — practice questions

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What does the word janapada literally mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the term pañchajana mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Which set names the three Vedic assemblies?Read the answer and worked solution →In early Vedic times, what was the rājā's main role?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mahājanapada gradually emerged as the most powerful?Read the answer and worked solution →How many mahājanapadas do historical sources usually mention?Read the answer and worked solution →What were the republican states of early northern India called?Read the answer and worked solution →For about how long did the Satavāhana Empire last?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river valley was the early Chola homeland?Read the answer and worked solution →Which southern kingdom used the bow as its royal emblem?Read the answer and worked solution →When was Sangam literature composed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three rulers were the three crowned kings of Tamilakam?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chera king won the rank of adhirāja and reached the Himalayas?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chola ruler took the title Gangaikonda?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the Arthaśhāstra say does not move a carriage?Read the answer and worked solution →How many constituents of the state did Kauṭilya list?Read the answer and worked solution →Which was NOT one of Kauṭilya's seven constituents of a state?Read the answer and worked solution →The Western Satrap ruler Rudradaman I added a long inscription in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandragupta Maurya's governor Puṣhyagupta built a dam on which lake?Read the answer and worked solution →In Satavāhana villages, who was the headman called?Read the answer and worked solution →Between 300 and 800 CE, what were provinces in the north called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which new officer, the minister of peace and war, appeared under the Guptas?Read the answer and worked solution →What were the Chālukyan land grants to Brahmin settlements called?Read the answer and worked solution →What were the small village committees for tasks like irrigation called?Read the answer and worked solution →The tri-partite struggle was fought over which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two powers joined the Gurjara-Pratihāras in the struggle for Kannauj?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Chola empire, what was the lowest unit of administration?Read the answer and worked solution →The imperial Cholas ruled in which centuries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chola village election system used a pot?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Kudavolai system, on what were candidates' names written?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What does the word janapada literally mean?

  1. A river-side trading port
  2. A king's fortified capital
  3. Where people first set foot
  4. A village council hall
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Correct answer: C. Where people first set foot

Janapada combines jana (people) and pada (foot), so it means the land where a people first set its feet, marking a shift from kinship to territory.

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What does the term pañchajana mean?

  1. Five peoples
  2. Five rivers
  3. Five sages
  4. Five assemblies
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Correct answer: A. Five peoples

Five major janas, the Yadu, Turvaśha, Puru, Anu and Druhyu, were together called the pañchajana, meaning five peoples.

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Which set names the three Vedic assemblies?

  1. Gaṇa, saṁgha, rājya
  2. Sabhā, sangha, senā
  3. Sabhā, samiti, vidhata
  4. Samiti, kosha, danda
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Correct answer: C. Sabhā, samiti, vidhata

The Ṛigveda and Atharvaveda refer to three assemblies called sabhā, samiti and vidhata.

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