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Mauryan Empires

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chandragupta Maurya's son, who succeeded him as the emperor of Magadha in 301 BCE.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bimbisar

c)

Brihadratha

d)

Bindusar

2.

Which daughter of Ashoka became a buddhist nun and went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha ?

a)

Subhadra

b)

Mahinda

c)

Karuvaki

d)

Sangamitta

3.

Chandragupta was influenced to accept Jainism by which sage, who predicted the onset of 12 - year old Famine ?

a)

Gyan Sagar

b)

Manu

c)

Bhadrabahu I

d)

Buddha

4.

Who succeeded Ashoka as the Mauryan emperor ?

a)

Kunala

b)

Brihadratha

c)

Bindusara

d)

Subhadrangi

5.

Which Geographical feature, today situated on Afghanistan - Pakistan border, was an important trade point during the Mauryan empire ?

a)

Nathu La Pass

b)

Rohtang Pass

c)

Khardung La Pass

d)

Khyber Pass

6.

Which kingdom of India's eastern coast , left unconquered by his predecessors, did Ashoka succeed in capturing ?

a)

Mathure

b)

Sanchi

c)

Ujjain

d)

Kalinga

7.

Pushyamitra, the Bramhan Commander in Chief of the last Mauryan emperor founded which dynasty ?

a)

Gupta Dynasty

b)

Kanva Dynasty

c)

Sunga Dynasty

d)

Shishunga Dynasty

8.

In his role devout Buddhist, Ashoka visited locations in which modern-day country pilgrimage ?

a)

China

b)

Nepal

c)

Bhutan

d)

Myanmar

9.

Which city served as the seat of power of the Mauryan empire, at that time the largest power in India ?

a)

Sarnath

b)

Rajgir

c)

Kalinga

d)

Patliputra

10.

After the fall of the Mauryas, which Greek King conquered southern Afghanistan & northern Pakistan to form the Indo-Greek Kingdom ?

a)

Antigonus II

b)

Demitrius I

c)

Cassander

d)

Antigonus I