Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Mahajanapada

Town

(A) Gandhara

Mathura

(B) Anga

Ujjain

(C) Avanti

Sotthavati

(D) Kamboja

Rajpur

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  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Option 4 : D
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According to the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena was one of the solasa (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (powerful realms) in the 6th century BCE.

Important Points Mahajanapadas with their Important Towns:

Mahajanapadas Towns
Surasena Mathura

Gandhara

Taxila
Anga Champa
Avanti Ujjain
Kamboja Rajpur

​Thus, we can say that the capital of Kamboja is Rajpur. It was located around Hindukush mountains of Kashmir.

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