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Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ashoka invaded Kalinga in ___________

a)

261 BC

b)

265 BC

c)

270 BC

2.

The first historical empire in India was established by ______________

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

c)

Chandragupta

3.

The Greek General whom Chandragupta defeated was

___________

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Seleucas

c)

Alexander

4.

Ashoka appointed special officers to look after the welfare of people. They were called ___________

a)

Sthaniks

b)

Senapati

c)

Dhamma Mahamatras

5.

The edicts of Ashoka were written in

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Pali

c)

Prakrit

6.

Chandragupta defeated the last Nanda king named _________________

a)

Dhanananda

b)

Mahananda

c)

Ghanananda

7.

The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta’s court was named ________________

a)

Seleucas

b)

Megasthenes

c)

Alexander

8.

Ashoka’s father was who ruled for ______________

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Bindusara

c)

Samudragupta

d)

Brihadrath

9.

Ashoka is famous for his policy of___________

a)

Dhamma.

b)

Buddism

c)

Extention of his kindom

d)

War

10.

The last Mauryan king was killed by ______________.

a)

Pushpamitra Shunga

b)

Sanghamitra Shunga

c)

Pushyamitra Shunga

11.

The main literary sources of information about the ____________ period are Indika and Arthashastra.

a)

Mauryan

b)

Gupta

12.

Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by his son _____________.

a)

Bindusara

b)

Ashoka

13.

Ashoka replaced the policy of _________________

a)

dig vijaya with dhamma vijaya.

b)

dhamma vijaya with dig vijaya

14.

The word dhamma is derived from the __________ word dharma which means religious duty.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

prakrit

c)

Hindi

15.

Ashoka’s dhamma was based on human values and a code of conduct inspired by the teachings of__________.

a)

Buddha

b)

Mahavira

c)

Vishnu

d)

Shiva