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ASHOKA,WHO GAVE UP WAR

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Chanakya

d)

Bindusara

4.

A book of Governance written by Kautilya -

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Indika

5.

________ was the capital city of the Mauryas.

a)

Taxila

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Kalinga

6.

____________ lay on the route from North to South India.

a)

Ujjain

b)

Taxila

c)

Pataliputra

d)

Kalinga

7.

Ashokan Edicts are engraved in the ______________ script.

a)

Prakrit

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Aramaic

d)

Brahmi

8.

The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Magadha

c)

Panipat

d)

Buxar

9.

The lions are carved from which material?

a)

Metal

b)

Mud

c)

Stone

10.
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
11.

___________________was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta

a)

IBN BATUTA

b)

MEGASTHENES

c)

I QUING

d)

MARCO POLO

12.

Ashoka had appointed officials known as Dhamma _________________who went from place to place teaching people dhamma

a)

MINISTERS

b)

MAHAMATTA

c)

MANAGERS

d)

MUKHIYAS

13.

Ashoka sent messengers to spread his idea about dhamma to _________&,_______

a)

CHINA,MALAYSIA

b)

SYRIA,EGYPT

c)

RUSSIA,AMERICA

d)

PAKISTAN,AFGHANISTAN

14.

Where is this situated ?

a)

KEDARNATH

b)

AMARNATH

c)

SARNATH

d)

BADRINATH

15.

___________________was a gateway to the Northwest including Central Asia

a)

UJJAIN

b)

PATALIPUTRA

c)

LUMBINI

d)

TAXILA

16.

MOSTOF ASHOKAS INSCRIPTIONS WERE WRITTEN IN _____________

a)

PRAKRIT

b)

PALI

c)

TAMIL

d)

SANSKRIT

17.

DHAMMA is the Prakrit word for the SANSKRIT TERM_________

a)

DHAYA

b)

DHAIRYA

c)

DHAN

d)

DHARMA

18.

Ashoka sent his son and daughter ________________&____________to spread his idea of BUDDHISM

a)

SANGHAMITRA &MAHENDRA

b)

SANGYA & MOHAN

c)

SANDHYA & MADHAV

d)

DEVI & GAUTAMA

19.

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

20.

Where is the Rampurwa Bull placed today?

a)

Sarnath

b)

Raj Bhavan

c)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

d)

Qutub Minar

21.

The great wall of China is about _____________ KM long.

a)

2000

b)

10,000

c)

7000

d)

6400

22.

where is Taxila ?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Shri lanka

23.

Chanakya is also known as.............

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Maurya

d)

Kautilya

24.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

25.

Who sent Megasthenes as ambassador to reside in Pataliputra?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Seleucus Nicator

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Chanakya