Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Palaeography | (I) | Language used in earliest Inscriptions |
| (B) | Prakrit | (II) | Oligarchic State |
| (C) | Vajji | (III) | Styles of writing |
| (D) | Ashmaka | (IV) | A mahajanpada located in southernmost part of India |
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) Palaeography — this matches (III) Styles of writing. Inscriptions that carry no date are dated on the basis of palaeography, or styles of writing, with a fair amount of precision.
(B) Prakrit — this matches (I) Language used in earliest Inscriptions. The earliest inscriptions were in Prakrit, a name for languages used by ordinary people.
(C) Vajji — this matches (II) Oligarchic State. Some mahajanapadas, the ganas or sanghas, were oligarchies where power was shared by a number of men; in the Vajji sangha the rajas probably controlled resources such as land collectively.
(D) Ashmaka — this matches (IV) A mahajanpada located in southernmost part of India. On the map of the sixteen mahajanapadas, Ashmaka is the one placed farthest south, below Avanti.
NCERT (2025-26): “Inscriptions … Inscriptions are writings engraved on hard surfaces such as stone, metal or pottery. They usually record the achievements, activities or ideas of those who commissioned them and include the exploits of kings, or donations made by women and men to religious institutions. Inscriptions are virtually permanent records, some of which carry dates. Others are dated on the basis of palaeography or styles of writing, with a fair amount of precision. … The earliest inscriptions were in Prakrit, a name for languages used by ordinary people.… 2.1 The sixteen mahajanapadas … While most mahajanapadas were ruled by kings, some, known as ganas or sanghas, were oligarchies (p. 30), where power was shared by a number of men, often collectively called rajas. Both Mahavira and the Buddha (Chapter 4) belonged to such ganas. In some instances, as in the case of the Vajji sangha, the rajas probably controlled resources such as land collectively.…”
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