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Which new farming tool let heavy clayey soil be turned better around 2500 years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →Landless agricultural labourers who did transplanting work were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two powerful rulers of Magadha used all means to conquer other janapadas?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Magadha ruler extended control up to the north-west of the subcontinent?Read the answer and worked solution →The early capital of Magadha, present-day Rajgir, was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Magadha's capital was later shifted to:Read the answer and worked solution →Alexander reached the banks of which river before his soldiers refused to march further?Read the answer and worked solution →Vajji, with its capital at Vaishali, had which form of government?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha's advice on the Vajjis is recorded in which Buddhist book?Read the answer and worked solution →Ajatasattu sent which minister to the Buddha for advice on attacking the Vajjis?Read the answer and worked solution →The last of the ganas or sanghas were conquered about 1500 years ago by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch Magadha's strengthsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the sangha wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the early kingdomsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the early kingdom wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Magadha or VajjiRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the early society cluesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Early kingdoms bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The lions on Indian currency come from a stone pillar Ashoka set up at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan empire was founded more than 2300 years ago by:Read the answer and worked solution →Chanakya or Kautilya's ideas were written down in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan city that was a gateway to the northwest and Central Asia was:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mauryan city lay on the route from north to south India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which area was under the direct control of the Mauryan emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Per the Arthashastra, the north-west was important for blankets and south India for:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes was sent to Chandragupta's court by the Greek ruler:Read the answer and worked solution →According to Megasthenes, the wall of Pataliputra had how many towers?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Most Ashokan inscriptions used which script?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which new farming tool let heavy clayey soil be turned better around 2500 years ago?

  1. Stone digging hoe
  2. Iron ploughshare
  3. Wooden ploughshare
  4. Bronze sickle blade
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Correct answer: B. Iron ploughshare

1. More grain could be grown. 2. Iron ploughshares were the change. 3. Paddy transplanting also raised yields. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._

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Landless agricultural labourers who did transplanting work were called:

  1. Vaishyas
  2. Gahapatis
  3. Kammakaras
  4. Dasa slaves
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Correct answer: C. Kammakaras

1. Dasas and dasis were slaves. 2. Kammakaras were landless labourers. 3. Transplanting was back-breaking work. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._

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Which two powerful rulers of Magadha used all means to conquer other janapadas?

  1. Bindusara and Ashoka
  2. Chandragupta and Kautilya
  3. Alexander and Seleucus
  4. Bimbisara and Ajatasattu
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Correct answer: D. Bimbisara and Ajatasattu

1. Magadha had rivers, forests and iron ore. 2. Bimbisara and Ajatasattu were its powerful rulers. 3. Mahapadma Nanda came later. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._

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