The given political outline Map of India shows six places marked as A, B, C, D, E and F. Choose the correct 'alphabet' from the options based on the given information

Which of the following place was Pataliputra, the capital of Magadha?

B

The correct answer is Option 1 - B

The point 'B' on the map is Pataliputra (Patna) in Bihar.

Initially, the capital of Magadha was Rajagaha, known as the "house of the king" in Prakrit, situated among hills in present-day Rajgir, Bihar. Subsequently, in the fourth century BCE, the capital was relocated to Pataliputra, the present-day city of Patna.