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Ashoka the emperor

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 4mins

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
18.

The War That Changed Ashoka's Life Forever Was (a)  

19.

Ashoka Sent Messages About His Dhamma To His Subjects Through?

a)

Traders.

b)

He Sent Messages By Himself.

c)

Camels And Horses

d)

Dhamma Mahamattas

20.

Ashoka Was AKA (Also Known As)....

a)

Cruel Ashoka

b)

Mighty Ashoka

c)

Ashoka The Cruelest Of Them All

d)

Ashoka The Dangerous

e)

Sweet Ashoka

21.

Ashoka Wanted Slaves To Be Treated Like Normal People.

a)

False

b)

True

22.

Ashoka Felt The Pain That The Soldiers And Knights Of Kalinga Were Going Through.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Ashoka sent his daughter and son to propagate Buddhism in

a)

Greece

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Malaysia

d)

Burma

24.

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