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Which later Vedic texts were composed after the Rigveda?Read the answer and worked solution →In the varna order, who were expected to be farmers, herders and traders?Read the answer and worked solution →Which group had to serve the other three varnas and could not perform rituals?Read the answer and worked solution →The word janapada literally means the land where the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an excavated janapada settlement near Meerut?Read the answer and worked solution →The special fine grey pottery with painted designs found at janapada sites is:Read the answer and worked solution →Some janapadas became mahajanapadas about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →Most mahajanapada capitals were fortified, meaning they had:Read the answer and worked solution →Soldiers of the mahajanapada armies were probably paid with:Read the answer and worked solution →The tax on crops in the mahajanapadas, called bhaga, was usually fixed at:Read the answer and worked solution →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 →Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which later Vedic texts were composed after the Rigveda?

  1. Digha and Majjhima Nikayas
  2. Sama, Yajur and Atharva Vedas
  3. Mahabharata and Ramayana
  4. Vishnu and Bhagavata Puranas
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Correct answer: B. Sama, Yajur and Atharva Vedas

1. Priests composed them in the Ganga-Yamuna area. 2. The Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda are later Vedic. 3. They describe rituals and rules about society. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._

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In the varna order, who were expected to be farmers, herders and traders?

  1. Vaishyas
  2. Brahmins
  3. Kshatriyas
  4. Shudras
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Correct answer: A. Vaishyas

1. Vish is the root of vaishya. 2. Vaishyas farmed, herded and traded. 3. They could perform sacrifices. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._

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Which group had to serve the other three varnas and could not perform rituals?

  1. Brahmins
  2. Shudras
  3. Vaishyas
  4. Kshatriyas
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Correct answer: B. Shudras

1. Women were often grouped with them. 2. Shudras served the other three. 3. Neither could study the Vedas. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._

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