Match the following:

List-I – List-II
(A) Videhas – (i) Kapilvastu
(B) Moriyas – (ii) Mithila
(C) Mallas – (iii) Pipphalivana
(D) Sakyas – (iv) Pava & Kushinara

Question

Match the following:

List-I – List-II 
(A) Videhas –  (i) Kapilvastu 
(B) Moriyas – (ii) Mithila 
(C) Mallas – (iii) Pipphalivana  
(D) Sakyas – (iv) Pava & Kushinara

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 3:

This question tests your knowledge of the Mahajanapada era, specifically focusing on the smaller republican states (Ganas) that were important during the lifetime of Mahavira and Buddha. These matches connect the clan with their recognized historical location. The **Videhas** were a republican clan and their capital was **Mithila**, making (A)-(ii) correct. The Moriyas, though sometimes associated with the later Maurya Empire (which is different), are generally recognized in this context as the smaller clan of **Pipphalivana**, making (B)-(iii) correct. The **Mallas** were a powerful Gana whose territory included two major centers: **Pava and Kushinara**. Kushinara is famous as the site of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, making (C)-(iv) correct. Finally, the **Sakyas** were the clan to which Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) belonged, and their capital was **Kapilvastu** (present-day Nepal/India border region), making (D)-(i) correct. When combined, this forms the correct sequence (A)-(ii), (B)-(iii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(i).

The incorrect option is 1: This option incorrectly links Videhas to Pava & Kushinara (Mallas), Moriyas to Mithila (Videhas), Mallas to Pipphalivana (Moriyas), while correctly linking Sakyas to Kapilvastu.
The incorrect option is 2: This option incorrectly links Videhas to Pava & Kushinara (Mallas) and Mallas to Mithila (Videhas), but correctly links Moriyas to Pipphalivana and Sakyas to Kapilvastu.
The incorrect option is 4: This option incorrectly links Videhas to Kapilvastu (Sakyas), Moriyas to Pava & Kushinara (Mallas), and Mallas to Pipphalivana (Moriyas), and links Sakyas to Mithila (Videhas).