Initially, 'Rajagaha' was the capital of Magadha, this name means _________.
(A) House of Gahas
(B) House of Royal family
(C) House of King
(D) House of Nobility
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C) only
Rajagaha, the first capital of Magadha (present-day Rajgir in Bihar), has an old name that means ‘house of the king’.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.2 First amongst the sixteen: Magadha … Initially, Rajagaha (the Prakrit name for present-day Rajgir in Bihar) was the capital of Magadha. Interestingly, the old name means ‘house of the king’. Rajagaha was a fortified settlement, located amongst hills. Later, in the fourth century BCE, the capital was shifted to Pataliputra, present-day Patna, commanding routes of communication along the Ganga.…” |