Question

Match List-I with List-II:

A	Pataliputra	(I)	Prakrit name of Rajgir, Bihar
B	Rajgaha	(II)	Present-day Coastal Odisha
C	Kalinga	(III)	Present-day Patna
D	Arthasastra	(IV)	Kautilya

• (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Pataliputra (Present-day Patna):

• Capital of the Mauryan Empire (modern-day Patna, Bihar).

Rajgaha (Prakrit name of Rajgir, Bihar):

• Early name of Rajgir, the first capital of Magadha.

Kalinga (Present-day Coastal Odisha):

• Region famous for the Kalinga War (261 BCE) under Ashoka.

Arthasastra (Kautilya):

• Ancient Indian treatise on statecraft authored by Kautilya (Chanakya).

Final Answer:

A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV