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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 49

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 26 June 2024 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q49

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How many Mahajanapadas were there during the age of Buddha?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 16.

  • There were 16 Mahajanapadas during the time of Buddha.
  • The sixteen Mahajanapadas were powerful states that emerged around the 6th century BCE, having grown out of the smaller tribal janapadas of the late Vedic era.
  • There are 16 Mahajanapadas, namely Kashi, Assaka, Magadha, Avanti, Vajji, Gandhara, Kamboja, Surasena/Shurasena, Vatsa, Kuru, Malla, Chedi/Cheti, Kosala, Anga and Matsya.