1.Which was the first capital of Magadha?
a) Pataliputra
b) Kalinga
c) Rajagaha
d) None of the above
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans:c) Rajagaha

2.The earliest capital of Magadha was Rajagaha which means ________.
a) house of the king
b) house of the people
c) house of the animals
d) None of the above
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans:a) house of the king

3.The Prakrit name of Rajagaha is present day _______ in Bihar.
a) Rajgir
b) Patna
c) Orissa
d) None of the above
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans:a) Rajgir

4.Magadha is present day ___________ state.
a) Karanataka
b) Patna
c) Orissa
d) Bihar
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans:d) Bihar

5.Pataliputra is present day ___________ state.
a) Karanataka
b) Patna
c) Orissa
d) Bihar
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans:b) Patna

6.One of the political center mentioned is Ashokan inscriptions Suvarnagiri is also known as ___________.
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans: the golden mountain

7.The Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya is ______________.
a) Megasthenes
b) Kautilya or Chanakya
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) None of the above
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans: a) Megasthenes

8.The Arthashastra was composed by ______________.
a) Megasthenes
b) Kautilya or Chanakya
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) None of the above
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans: b) Kautilya or Chanakya

9._________________ was the court poet of Samudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers.
a) Harishena
b) Kautilya or Chanakya
c) Megasthenes
d) None of the above
(Chapter 2 : Kings, Farmers and Towns - Early States and Economies)

Ans: a) Harishena