{"id":2880,"date":"2026-04-23T07:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:17:42","slug":"with-reference-to-ancient-india-600-322-bc-consider-the-following-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/with-reference-to-ancient-india-600-322-bc-consider-the-following-pairs","title":{"rendered":"With reference to ancient India (600\u2013322 BC), consider the following pairs:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Territorial region <\/strong> <\/td>River flowing in the region <\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
I. Asmaka  <\/td>Godavari  <\/td><\/tr>
II. Kamboja<\/strong>  <\/td>Vipas  <\/td><\/tr>
III. Avanti<\/strong>  <\/td>Mahanadi  <\/td><\/tr>
IV. Kosala  <\/td>Sarayu  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Only one\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Only two\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Only three\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • All the four\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    Answer: (b) Only two  <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    During the period 600\u2013322 BCE<\/strong>, northern and central India witnessed the rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas<\/strong> (large territorial states). These kingdoms were generally associated with specific geographical regions and river systems<\/strong>, which influenced settlement patterns, agriculture and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pair 1: Asmaka \u2013 Godavari\u00a0<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

    Asmaka (Assaka)<\/strong>\u00a0was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas and the\u00a0only Mahajanapada located in the Deccan region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • It was situated on the\u00a0banks of the Godavari River<\/strong>\u00a0in present-day\u00a0Maharashtra\u2013Telangana region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The capital of the kingdom is believed to have been\u00a0Potali (or Paudanya)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      Pair 2: Kamboja \u2013 Vipasa<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

      Kamboja<\/strong> was a Mahajanapada located in the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent<\/strong>, covering areas of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of Kashmir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • The\u00a0Vipasa River (modern Beas)<\/strong>\u00a0flows through the\u00a0Punjab region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The core area of\u00a0Kamboja lay further northwest<\/strong>, beyond the Beas river basin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        Pair 3: Avanti \u2013 Mahanadi<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        Avanti<\/strong> was an important Mahajanapada located in the Malwa region of present-day Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • It had two main centres:\u00a0Ujjain (Ujjayini)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mahishmati<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The region is associated mainly with rivers such as the\u00a0Shipra and Narmada<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          The Mahanadi River<\/strong>, however, flows through Chhattisgarh and Odisha<\/strong>, far to the east of Avanti\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Pair 4: Kosala \u2013 Sarayu\u00a0<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

          Kosala<\/strong> was a powerful Mahajanapada located in the Awadh region of present-day Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Its important cities included\u00a0Ayodhya and Shravasti<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The\u00a0Sarayu River (a tributary of the Ghaghara)<\/strong>\u00a0flows through this region and is closely associated with\u00a0Ayodhya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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            Territorial region   River flowing in the region   I. Asmaka   Godavari   II. Kamboja   Vipas   III. Avanti   Mahanadi   IV. Kosala   Sarayu   How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?   Answer: (b) Only two   During the period 600\u2013322 BCE, northern and central India witnessed the rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas (large territorial states). These kingdoms were generally associated with specific geographical regions and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[40,43],"years":[63],"class_list":["post-2880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prelims","category-upsc","tag-ancient-history","tag-art-and-culture","years-63"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"},{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Ancient History"},{"value":43,"label":"Art and Culture"}],"years":[{"value":63,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1},{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Ancient History","slug":"ancient-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":43,"name":"Art and Culture","slug":"art-and-culture","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":80,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2880"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}