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    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    List-I List-II
    (King) (Kingdom)
    A. Pradyota 1.  Magadha
    B. Udayana 2.  Vatsa
    C. Prasenjit 3.  Avanti
    D. Ajatshatm 4.  Kosala
    Codes:                                              

    A)  A-2       B-3                  C-1                   D-4

    B)  A-3      B-2                   C-4       D-1

    C)  A-4      B-1                   C-3        D-2

    D)  A-1       B-4                  C-2        D-3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Correctly matched pairs are:
    Pradyot Avanti
    Udayana Vatsa
    Prasenjit Kosala
    Ajatshatai Magadha
    Pradyot kings ruled for 138 years. Pradyotas ruled from Avanti. Their kingdom covered central and western India. It was prosperous due to the trade with Mesopotamia. Their main sea port was Bharoch (Gujarat). 22 Magadha kings ruled for 1000 years. Bimbisara was the most remarkable king of this dynasty. He extended the boundaries of the Magadha kingdom up to Nepal. He built the city of Rajgriha (Rajgir in Bihar), Gautam Buddha and Mahavir Jain, preached their teachings during his time. His son Ajatshatm conquered Kosal by defeating Prasenajit. (Prasenajit was a decendant of Rama. He ruled over Kosal from Shravasti.) Ajatshatm founded the city of Pataliputra (Patna). Udayana also known as Udayanacarya (Udyanacharya, or "Master Udayana) lived in the 10th century, in Kariyan village in Mithila, near present day Darbhanga, Bihar state, India.


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