Q. The term ‘Videha’ found in the later Vedic texts corresponds to which of the following modern regions?
Answer: North Bihar
Notes: Towards the end of the later Vedic period, around 600 BCE, the Vedic people started to move eastward to Kosala in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Videha in the North Bihar. Videha corresponds to the modern Mithila in the North Bihar. Philosopher-King of Janak of Videha is widely mentioned in the later Vedic literature. Other important Janpads of the later Vedic period included Kuru (area around Hastinapur), Madra (adjoining parts of Punjab and Haryana), Matsya (Rajasthan area) and Panchala (area around Bareilly, Badaun and Farrukhabad), etc. So, answer is option b.