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Constitutional Design — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceConstitutional Design1 Mark
Question
The two words that constitute the word janapada mean ______________.
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Answer

  1. Citizens and foot.
Explanation:
The Sanskrit term janapada is a tatpurusha compound term, composed of two words: janas and pada. Jana means people or subject. The word pada means foot from its earliest attestation, the word has had a double meaning of realm, territory and subject population.

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