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Find out the correct statement:

a) Ajatashatru was the first important king of Magadha.


b) Bimbisara succeeded in establishing a comprehensive structure of administration.


c) The Mauryas were the first of non- Kshatriya dynasties to rule in northern India.


d) Nanda’s attempt to build an imperial structure was cut short by Ashoka.


a) True.


He made the kingdom powerful and expanded it.


b) True.


He had established a good format structure with the village as a basic unit, each village had a headman.


c) False.


The Nandas were the first nonkshatriya to rule in northern India.


d) False.


It was cut short by Chandragupta Maurya.


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2 E

Fill in the blanks:

The rock edicts form the reliable source to know about the Mauryan empire in particular the Dharmic rule of ______________.


 3

Find out the correct statement:

a) The introduction of Bronze tools made easy the removal of dense forest cover from the banks of the Ganges.


b) Ajivikas had a small presence in western India.


c) The clusters where particular clansmen were dominant came to be known were Pre-Mauryan states.


d) Of the kingdoms mentioned in the literature of the period Kashi, Kosala and Magadha are considered to be powerful.


 4

Match the following

 5 A

Answer the following briefly:

The invention of smelting of Iron transformed both production and warfare- Justify.