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Consider the following statements:

1. As an institution, Vidhata was more important than Sabha and Samiti in the Rigvedic period.

2. Women participated in the deliberations of Sabha and Samiti.

3. Vidhata, as an institution was non-military in nature.

4. Vidhata functioned as a religious body in the later Vedic period.

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Important Questions on Practice Test-Ancient India

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What does the Sabha mean according to the Rigveda?

1. A dicing and gaming assembly.

2. It discussed pastoral affairs.

3. It abstained from religious activities.

4. It exercised judicial functions.

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Which of the following Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Jain text Bhagavati Sutra?

1. Malaya

2. Malava

3. Sivi

4. Dasarna

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Which of the following four states fought for supremacy in the sixth century BC?

1. Kurus

2. Panchalas

3. Mallas

4. Lichchhavis

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A more settled agrarian economy in the sixth century BC led to:

1. State formation

2. Creation of standing army

3. Creation of officialdom

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Who among the following kings were contemporaries of Buddha?

1. King Prasanajit

2. King Udayana

3. King Pradyota

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Which of the following statements are true?
1. Puranic sources refer to Chandragupta Maurya as Vrishala and 'Kulahina.
2. According to Arthashastra, Choras or Pratirodhakas (robbers and bandits) can be recruited into the army.
3. Saurashtra was not part of Chandragupta Maurya's empire.
4. Deimachus was the Syrian ambassador to the court of Bindusara.
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Sources Names/ Titles
Bindusara
 
1) Strabo Amitrochates
2) Rajavalikathe Simhasena
3) Puranas Seniya or Srenika

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Who among the following Greeks wrote an account of India?

1. Herodotus

2. Ctesias

3. Scylax

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