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social studies

New Beginnings:

4 cities and states

computational thinking quest

Tick ( ) the correct option. 4. What pattern is observed in the acceptance
AbsTrAcT Thinking of punch-marked coins across different
1. Which conclusion best explains why some regions?
mah janapadas adopted republican systems (a) Accepted only within one kingdom.
instead of monarchies?

(a) Lack of military power. (b) Used only for religious purposes.
(b) Influence of foreign rulers. (c) Widely accepted across regions
despite political differences.
(c) Preference for collective decision-

making through assemblies. (d) Used only by kings.
(d) Absence of trade routes. 5. Observe the picture. What pattern can be
2. Which abstract inference can be made about identified in these coins?
the varna–jati system in early India?
(a) It was rigid and unchangeable
from the beginning.
(b) It promoted equality among all
groups.
(c) It initially allowed flexibility but
later became rigid.
(d) It existed only in urban areas.
(a) Each coin has identical engraved
PATTern recogniTion portraits of kings.

3. What pattern can be identified in the location
(b) Coins display multiple punched
of major mah janapadas?
symbols representing cultural or
(a) Mostly located in desert regions.
political meanings.
(b) Concentrated around fertile river (c) Coins are blank and used only for
plains. barter.
(c) Found only near coastal ports.
(d) Coins are made only for
(d) Randomly distributed without
decoration.
geographical logic.

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