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Question

Matsya Mahajanapada of 6th century B.C was located in:

  1. Western Uttar Pradesh
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Bundelkhand
  4. Rohilkhand

Answer:

Option B: Rajasthan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rajasthan”.

The Matsya Mahajanapada was located in the Jaipur-Bharatpur-Alwar region of Rajasthan. Their capital was at Viratnagara, famed as the hiding place of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.