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WorksheetsMauryan Empire
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Who sent Megasthenes sent as ambassador to reside in Pataliputra?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Alexander the Great
Chanakya
Who wrote the Arthashastra?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Alexander the Great
Chanakya
Which ones of the following are not the authors of Indica?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Chanakya
Megasthenes
Who is knows as the founder of the Mauryan empire?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Megasthenes
Chanakya
Who received 500 elephants in return for land in Afghanistan and his daughter in marriage?
Chandragupta
Seleucus Nicator
Megasthenes
Chanakya
Some of the parts of the Mauryan society were:
Warriors
Spies
Brahmans
All of the above
How did Chandragupta expand his kingdom:
Trickery
Diplomacy
Marriage Alliances
War and Conquests
Who was Ashoka's Father?
Chanakya
Chandragupta
Bimbisara
Nanda
Indian government has adopted the lion capital of Chandragupta to the be the National Emblem of India
True
False
Chandragupta was influenced by Jainism and Ashoka was influenced by Budhism
True
False
Chandragupta's Mauryan Empire was larger than that of Ashoka's
True
False
Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Nanda
Ujjain
The capital of the Mauryan Empire was:
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Nanda
Ujjain
The Ashoka chakra holds significance to the people of India because:
it represents principles of Budhism
it represents the many kingdoms Ashoka conquered
it represents the number of ministers in his court
it represents greatness of King Ashoka
Which one of the following is NOT a primary source for studying the Mauryan Empire
12th grade NCERT history textbook
Indica
Arthashastra
Ashoka's edicts
