CUET Preparation Today
Which of the following statement is not true about mahajanapadas of the sixth-century BCE: |
Mahajanapadas were mostly ruled by kings. Each mahajanapada had a capital city, which was often fortified. Early Buddhist and Jaina texts mention twenty states known as mahajanapadas. Mahajanapadas maintained armies and bureaucracies. |
Early Buddhist and Jaina texts mention twenty states known as mahajanapadas. |
The correct answer is Option (3) → Early Buddhist and Jaina texts mention twenty states known as mahajanapadas. (3) Early Buddhist and Jaina texts mention twenty states known as mahajanapadas. Not true – These texts mention sixteen (16) mahajanapadas, not twenty. |
