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easyMCQUPTET Paper 2 (Social Science)2026Social Studies
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Northern India, before rise of Mauryas was divided in

  1. A
    Ten Monarch States
  2. B
    Two States
  3. C
    Twenty Monarch States
  4. D
    Sixteen Mahajanpadas and Republics

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During the century BCE, prior to the consolidation of power by the Nanda and Mauryan Empires, Northern India was divided into Sixteen Mahajanapadas (large territorial states) and several autonomous republics (Ganas or Sanghas), as recorded in ancient Buddhist texts like the Anguttara Nikaya and Jain texts like the Bhagavati Sutra.

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Northern India, before rise of Mauryas was divided in
A
Ten Monarch States
B
Two States
C
Twenty Monarch States
D
Sixteen Mahajanpadas and Republics

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