Q42
History of IndiaMahajanapadas, Buddhism & Jainism
Match List-I with list-II: (A) Moriyas — (B) Videhas — (C) Licchavis — (D) Mallas. List II: 1. Pippalivana, 2. Mithila, 3. Vaishali, 4. Kapilavastu. Which of the above is / are not properly matched?
- a.A-1, B-2, C-3
- b.D-4
- c.C-3, D-4
- d.All of the above
Answer: (B) D-4
The correct matches are: Moriyas — Pippalivana (A-1 ✓), Videhas — Mithila (B-2 ✓), Licchavis — Vaishali (C-3 ✓), Mallas — Kushinagar/Kusinara, NOT Kapilavastu. Kapilavastu was associated with the Sakyas (Siddhartha Gautama's clan), not the Mallas. Therefore only D-4 is incorrectly matched.