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(Q) The List of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in ?

A) Anguttar Nikaya
B) Samyukta Nikaya
C) Mahabharat
D) Chhandogya Upanishad

View Answer A) Anguttar Nikaya

Explanation : Sixteen states or Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist Jatakas, Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.
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