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Rise of The Mauryan Empire and Ashoka The Great

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the time period of The Mauryan Dynasty?

a)

432 B.C. - 165 B.C.

b)

244 B.C. - 132 B.C.

c)

321 B.C. - 185 B.C.

d)

481 B.C. - 234 B.C.

2.

When did Alexander invade India?

a)

322 B.C.

b)

325 B.C.

c)

326 B.C.

d)

323 B.C.

3.

Who was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?

a)

Bindusara

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Upagupta

d)

Alexander

4.

Who was Chandragupta Maurya's adviser?

a)

Chanakya

b)

Upagupta

c)

Megasthenese

d)

Helen

5.

When was Ashoka's coronation held?

a)

245 B.C.

b)

302 B.C.

c)

269 B.C.

d)

273 B.C.

6.

Which state is Kalinga now?

a)

Modern Rajasthann

b)

Modern Odisha

c)

Karnataka

d)

Tamil Nadu

7.

When Ashoka wasn't a Buddhist, what was his main policy?

a)

Dharmavijaya

b)

Digvijaya

8.

What was the name of Seleucus's daughter?

a)

Durdhara

b)

Helen

c)

Ratnavati

d)

Manikarnika

9.

Who was Seleucus's ambassador?

a)

Megasthenese

b)

Chanakya

c)

Alexander

d)

Dhana Nand

10.

______________ has been adopted as the National Emblem for our country.

a)

Tri Colour Flag

b)

Sanchi Stupa

c)

The Lion Capital at Delhi

d)

The Lion Capital at Sarnath

11.

The rock edict _____ was the source for the Kalinga war.

a)

XIII

b)

XX

c)

XVX

d)

XI

12.

Most of the edicts of Ashoka are written in ___________.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Latin

c)

Prakrit

d)

French