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ASHOKA, THE KING WHO GAVE UP WAR

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The image you see is the -

a)

The Lion Capital

b)

The Tiger Capital

c)

The Ashoka Chakra Capital

d)

The Dhamma Capital

2.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

Choose the correct order of the Mauryan Rulers.

a)

1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta Maurya

b)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Ashoka 3) Bindusara

c)

1) Bindusara 2) Ashoka 3) Chandragupta Maurya

d)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Bindusara 3) Ashoka

4.

When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called -

a)

An empire

b)

A dynasty

c)

A kingdom

d)

Descendants

5.

Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Chanakya

d)

Bindusara

6.

A book of Governance written by Kautilya -

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Indika

7.

________ was the capital city of the Mauryas.

a)

Taxila

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Kalinga

8.

____________ lay on the route from North to South India.

a)

Ujjain

b)

Taxila

c)

Pataliputra

d)

Kalinga

9.

Chandragupta Maurya's son was -

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

10.

The only kingdom Bindusara wasn't able to annex was -

a)

Marwar

b)

Mysore

c)

Taxila

d)

Kalinga

11.

The Mauryan Empire was divided into political divisions called -

a)

Provinces

b)

States

12.

___________ was the main source of revenue for the Mauryan Empire.

a)

Taxation

b)

Tributes

13.

____________ is known as the only ruler who 'Gave up War after Victory'.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

14.

Ashokan Edicts are engraved in the ______________ script.

a)

Prakrit

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Aramaic

d)

Brahmi

15.

The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Magadha

c)

Panipat

d)

Buxar