Ancient India Territorial Regions & Rivers
Question
With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs: Territorial region : River flowing in the region I. Asmaka : Godavari II. Kamboja : Vipas III. Avanti : Mahanadi IV. Kosala : Sarayu How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Options
Only one
Only two
Only three
All the four
Explanation
Pairs I and IV are correctly matched.
Asmaka was the only Mahajanapada in South India, situated on the banks of the Godavari. Kosala was located along the Sarayu river. However, Kamboja was in the extreme northwest (Hindu Kush), far from Vipas (Beas), and Avanti was in central India (Ujjain/Narmada region), far from the eastern Mahanadi.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q17
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Ancient India (general)
Type
Matching pairs
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT History Cl.6 Ch.6
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