Q53
Which one among the following mahajanapadas in ancient India was an oligarchy?
- (a) Vajji
- (b) Kosala
- (c) Gandhara
- (d) Magadha
NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 53
Solution.
Answer: (a) Vajji
- Vajji was a gana-sangha: power was shared among a group of ruling chiefs rather than concentrated in one hereditary monarch.
- This makes it an oligarchy.
- Kosala, Gandhara and Magadha are the monarchical alternatives in this comparison.