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Match the following Janapadas with their capitals.

Column AColumn B
1. Kashia. Varanasi
2. Kosalab. Shravasti
3. Avantic. Ujjayini
4. Magadhad. Rajagriha

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The correct answer is

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d

Buddhist texts such as the Anguttara Nikaya list sixteen Mahajanapadas that flourished in the 6th century BCE.

Kashi had its capital at Varanasi, so 1-a.

Kosala had its capital at Shravasti (with Ayodhya/Saketa as other important centres), so 2-b.

Avanti had its northern capital at Ujjayini (with Mahishmati in the south), so 3-c.

Magadha had its early capital at Rajagriha (Girivraja), later shifted to Pataliputra, so 4-d.

Hence, the matching is 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d.

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