Option d is the correct answer. Kalinga was not listed as one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. Situated on the eastern coast of India, Kalinga was a selfgoverning feudal kingdom that existed during ancient times. It encompassed the present-day state of Odisha and the northern regions of Andhra Pradesh. Important Tips Mahajanapadas were ancient territorial and political units in ancient India during the 6th to 4th centuries BCE. The sixteen mahajanapadas were: Kasi Kosala Anga Magadha Vajji (Vriji/Vajjian Confederacy) Malla Chedi Vatsa (Vamsa) Kuru Panchala Matsya Surasena Avanti Gandhara Kamboja Assaka (Ashmaka)