16 Mahajanapadas

**Pair 1 is correct:** Asmaka (or Assaka) was the southernmost Mahajanapada, located in the Deccan region on the banks of the Godavari river. **Pair 2 is incorrect:** Kamboja was located in the extreme **north-west** (modern-day Afghanistan and Kashmir). The Vipas (Beas) river flows through Punjab, which is geographically distinct and east of the Kamboja region. **Pair 3 is incorrect:** Avanti was in western Madhya Pradesh (Malwa region). The main rivers flowing through it were the **Kshipra** and **Vetravati**, not the Mahanadi (which flows through Odisha and Chhattisgarh). **Pair 4 is correct:** Kosala was a Mahajanapada in present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh. Its capital, Ayodhya, is situated on the banks of the Sarayu river.