SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 89

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q89

While Magadha was a powerful Mahajanapada, Vajji, with its capital at Vaishali (Bihar), was under a different form of government known as:

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Gana or Sangha.

Vajji   Vajji or Vrijji was a confederacy of neighbouring clans including the Licchavis and one of the principal mahājanapadas of Ancient India. 
  The area they ruled constitutes the region of Mithila in northern Bihar and their capital was the city of Vaishali.
  Gana-Sangha or Gana-Rajya, refers to a type of oligarchical republic in ancient India.