Question

D. Answer the following questions brienly.
1. How many mahajanapadas were there in the Indian subcontinent in the sixth century BCE?
Name
any
five.
2. What advantage did Magadha have over other kingdoms?
3. What is the meaning of the term 'janapada'?
4. Who were the important Nanda rulers?
5. Why did Alexander's army retreat from India?
E. Answer the following questions in detail.
1. What are janapadas and mahajanapadas? How did they emerge?
2. Write a note on the growth of Magadha under Bimbisara.
3. Describe the rule of Nandas.
4.
Vrite a short note on Alexander's invasion of India.
5. What were the effects of Alexander's invasion?​

Answer 1

Answer:

16 mahajanapads where there

Answer 2

Explanation:

16 Mahajanapadas [Ancient IndianHistory Notes For UPSC] Angutara Nikaya, a Buddhist scripture mentions 16 great kingdoms or Mahajanapadas at the beginning of the 6th century BCE inIndia.

The presence of natural resources helped Magadha's rise to power in the 6th century BC. Rich deposits of iron ore contributed to the making of effective iron weapons and agricultural tools.