Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Pataliputra | (I) | Prakrit name of Rajgir, Bihar |
| (B) | Rajgaha | (II) | Present day Coastal Odisha |
| (C) | Kalinga | (III) | Present day Patna |
| (D) | Arthasastra | (IV) | Kautilya |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
(A) Pataliputra — this matches (III) Present day Patna. In the fourth century BCE the capital of Magadha was shifted to Pataliputra, present-day Patna, which commanded the routes of communication along the Ganga.
(B) Rajgaha — this matches (I) Prakrit name of Rajgir, Bihar. Rajagaha, the Prakrit name for present-day Rajgir in Bihar, was the first capital of Magadha. The name means “house of the king”.
(C) Kalinga — this matches (II) Present day Coastal Odisha. Asoka’s inscription on his conquest of the Kalingas explains Kalinga as present-day coastal Orissa, now Odisha.
(D) Arthasastra — this matches (IV) Kautilya. Parts of the Arthashastra were probably composed by Kautilya or Chanakya, traditionally believed to be the minister of Chandragupta Maurya.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.2 First amongst the sixteen: Magadha … Initially, Rajagaha (the Prakrit name for presentday 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.… 3.1 Finding out about the Mauryas … Another source that is often used is the Arthashastra, parts of which were probably composed by Kautilya or Chanakya, traditionally believed to be the minister of Chandragupta.…”
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