Class 7 Social Science - The Rise of Empires

The word 'empire' comes from the Latin word:

• Imperium

• Impera

• Emperius

• Rex

The first great Indian empire was established in:

• Magadha

• Kosala

• Avanti

• Gandhara

Who founded the Maurya Empire?

• Ashoka

• Dhana Nanda

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Ajatashatru

Which king fought Alexander at the Battle of Hydaspes?

• Mahapadma Nanda

• Porus

• Ajatashatru

• Bindusara

Kautilya's famous text on governance and economics is:

• Manusmriti

• Arthashastra

• Indika

• Mahabharata

Ashoka adopted Buddhism after which war?

• Magadha war

• Kalinga war

• Taxila war

• Kosala war

The script used in Ashokan edicts was:

• Devanagari

• Brahmi

• Sanskrit

• Pali

The capital of the Maurya Empire was:

• Ujjain

• Patliputra

• Taxila

• Mathura

Megasthenes, a Greek ambassador, wrote:

• Rigveda

• Indika

• Arthashastra

• Manusmriti

The national emblem of India is taken from:

• Ashokan pillar at Sanchi

• Ashokan pillar at Sarnath

• Ashokan edict at Girnar

• Mauryan coin