Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

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?

Options:

B

D

E

F

Correct Answer:

B

Explanation:

B= Pataliputra.

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.