JK Academy Maharashtra Board Class 6 History Solutions Chapter 6 Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 History Solutions Chapter 6 Janapadas and Mahajanapadas Notes,
Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.
Maharashtra Board Class 6 History Solutions Chapter 6 Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
Class 6 History Chapter 6 Janapadas and Mahajanapadas Textbook Questions and Answers
Exercise
1. Answer in one sentence.
(1) What is meant by janapada?
Answer: Janapadas were the many small States that spread from Afghanistan to Bengal and Odisha in the east and to Maharashtra in the south.
(2) What is meant by mahajanapada?
Answer: Some janapadas gradually became stronger and expanded their geographical boundaries. Such janapadas came to be known as mahajanapadas.
(3) Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
Answer: The first Buddhist Council or Sangiti was held at Rajgriha.
(4) Who introduced the system of standard weights and measures?
Answer: The Nandas introduced the system of standard weights and measures.
2. Can you name the following?
(1) Some part of today’s Maharashtra was occupied by this janapada.
Answer: Ashmak
(2) This was an assembly of the senior citizens of a janapada.
Answer: Gana-parishad
(3) This was the venue of discussions.
Answer: Santhagar
(4) Gautama Buddha belonged to this janapada.
Answer: Shakya Republic
(5) They had a four-column army.
Answer: The Nanda Kings
3. Match the following.
| Group A | Group B |
|
(1) Sangiti (2) Dhanananda (3) Pataligram |
(a) Ajatshatru (b) Parishad (c) Mahagovind (d) Nanda king |
Answer:
1 – b 2 – d 3 – a
4. Make a table showing the various kingdoms in the Indian sub-continent and their capitals.
Answer:
| Kingdoms in the Indian sub-continent | Capitals |
| Kosala | Shravasti |
| Vatsa | Kosam, Kaushambi |
| Avanti | Ujjain |
| Magadha | Rajgriha |
| Kashi | Varanasi |
| Vrijji | Vaishali |
| Malla | Kushinagar and Pavapur |
| Kuru | Hastinapur |
| Panchal | Ahichhatra and Kampilya |
| Surasen | Mathura |
| Anga | Champanagri |
| Assaka | Paudanya |
| Chedi | Shuktimati |
| Matsya | Viratnagar |
Activity :
(1) Visit a nearby fort and find out the following :
(1) Type of the fort
(2) In whose reign it was built
(3) The Killedar………..
(4) The main feature.
(2) Find out the different arms and services of the Indian Army.
Answer:
Combat Arms :
- Infantry
- Armoured Corps
- Regiment of Artillery
Supporting Arms :
- Army Aviation Corps
- Corps of Engineers
- Corps of Signals
- Mechanized Infantry
- Army Air Defence
Services :
- Army Education Corps
- Army Medical Corps
- Army Ordinance Corps
- Army Postal Service Corps
- Army Service Corps
- Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers
- Corps of Military Police
- Judge Advocate Generals Department
- Army Dental Corps
- Remount and Veterinary Corps
- Other Services
(3) Complete the following table :
| S.no | Name of the mahajanapada | Location | Capital | Name of the most important king |
| (1) | At the foot of the Himalayas. | |||
| (2) | Vatsa | |||
| (3) | Pradyot | |||
| (4) | Region around the cities of Patna, Gaya. |
Answer:
| S.no | Name of the mahajanapada | Location | Capital | Name of the most important king |
| (1) | The Kosala Mahajanapada | At the foot of the Himalayas. | Shravati | King Prasenjit |
| (2) | Vatsa | The region around Prayag that is Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. | Kosam | King Udayana |
| (3) | Avanti | Malwa region of Madya Pradesh. | Ujjayani | Pradyot |
| (4) | Magadha | Region around the cities of Patna, Gaya. | Rajgriha | King Bimbisara |