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Ashoka- The Emperor who gave up War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About _________________ years before the Mauryan empire, the emperors of China began building the Great Wall.

a)

2000

b)

1500

c)

2400

d)

4700

2.

When members of the same family become rulers one after another what is the family called?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictators

d)

None of the above

3.

What did officials do?

a)

They moved to and fro in order to send messages.

b)

They collected Taxes and tributes from the people.

c)

They ruled over all the provinces.

d)

All of the above

4.

What is the name of the sculpture shown in the picture?

a)

The Ashoka Pillar

b)

The Mauryan Bull

c)

The Rampurwa Bull

d)

The Sarnath Bull

5.

Where is the Rampurwa Bull placed today?

a)

Sarnath

b)

Raj Bhavan

c)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

d)

Qutub Minar

6.

What was Ashoka's message to his subjects?

a)

Respect all religions

b)

Praise your own religion

c)

Respect elders

d)

Treat all slaves and servants with compassion

7.

“His edicts (instructions) still speak

to us in a language we can understand and we can

still learn much from them.”

Who said this?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

A.P.J Abdul Kalam

c)

Pandit Jawaharlal nehru

d)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

8.

What were North-West and South India famous for respectively?

a)

North-West- Blankets and Precious stones

South- Gold

b)

North-West- Blankets

South- Gold and Precious stones

c)

North-West- Blankets and Gold

South- Precious stones

d)

North-West- Gold and Precious stones

South- Blankets

9.

Select the correct order (From eldest to youngest) of the dynasty that ruled the Mauryan empire-

a)

Chandragupta

Ashoka

Bindusara

b)

Chandragupta

Bindusara

Ashoka

c)

Ashoka

Bindusara

Chandragupta

d)

Bindusara

Chandragupta

Ashoka

10.

The great wall of China is about _____________ KM long.

a)

2000

b)

10,000

c)

7000

d)

6400