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ASHOKA THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lions are carved from which material?

a)

Metal

b)

Mud

c)

Stone

2.

Who was Ashoka's grandfather?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Akbar

c)

Tansen

d)

Krishnadevaraya

3.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Chanakya

d)

Bindusara

7.

A book of Governance written by Kautilya -

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Indika

8.

________ was the capital city of the Mauryas.

a)

Taxila

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Kalinga

9.

____________ lay on the route from North to South India.

a)

Ujjain

b)

Taxila

c)

Pataliputra

d)

Kalinga

10.

Chandragupta Maurya's son was -

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

11.

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

a)

Marwar

b)

Mysore

c)

Taxila

d)

Kalinga

12.

The Mauryan Empire was divided into political divisions called -

a)

Provinces

b)

States

13.

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

a)

Taxation

b)

Tributes

14.

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

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

15.

Ashokan Edicts are engraved in the ______________ script.

a)

Prakrit

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Aramaic

d)

Brahmi

16.

The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Magadha

c)

Panipat

d)

Buxar

17.
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
a)
Aryabhata
b)
Ashoka
c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
d)
Kalidassa