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9C-Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chanakya

b)

Kautilya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

2.

Who was Ashoka's Father?

a)

Chanakya

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Bindusar

d)

Nanda

3.
Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...
a)
Ashoka
b)
Chandragupta 2
c)
Nanda
d)
Kautilya
4.
What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?
a)
He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.
b)
He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.
c)
He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.
d)
He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land
5.
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
6.
founded India's first empire
a)
pilgrim
b)
Bhagavad Gita
c)
Ashoka
d)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
7.
Whose advice did Chandragupta depend on?
a)
Ashoka
b)
Magahda
c)
Kautilya
d)
No one
8.

Chandragupta defeated the Greek governor and ended the Greek rule in ____.

a)

Punjab

b)

Pakistan

c)

Kerela

9.

What are the two books written by megasthenes and kautilya

a)

the Mauryan empire, and Ashoka's journey.

b)

Indika, Ashoka's dharma

c)

Indika, Arthashathra

10.

Selecus Nicator , a general of alexander ,ruled over areas across the ____.

a)

A City In Citadel

b)

Indus River

c)

Kingdom

d)

Greek

11.

In which language did Ashoka wrote in the inscription

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Prakrit

c)

Tamil

12.

King Ashoka found peace why which religion

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

13.

Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Kalinga

c)

Nanda

d)

Ujjain

14.

Which one of the following is the author of Indica

a)

Chanakya

b)

Megasthenes

c)

Chandragupta

15.

Who was the Greek general who married his daughter to Chandragupta?

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Chanakya

c)

Bindusara

d)

Seleucus

16.

Who was the daughter of Ashoka?

a)

Helen

b)

Mahendra

c)

Sanghamitra

d)

Samrapati

17.

Lion Capital is adopted by the modern India as the

a)

National Emblem of India

b)

National Park of India

c)

National pillar of India

d)

National symbol of India

18.

Where is Lion Capital situated?

a)

Ahemdabad pillar

b)

Qutab Minar

c)

Sarnath pillar

d)

Mehrauli

19.

What were the the special class of officers which were there to spread dhamma as well as to monitor the moral of citizens?

a)

Dhamma yatrians

b)

Dhamma Vijay

c)

Dhamma mahamantras

d)

Dhamma log

20.

Which of these is accurate about 'Indika'

a)

Tells us about the political administration of the Mauryan Empire

b)

Is written by Chanakya

c)

Written by Megasthenes

d)

Tells us about the religious life of the Mauryas

21.

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

a)

Sthaniks

b)

Senapati

c)

Dhamma Mahamatras

22.

The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta’s court was named ________________

a)

Seleucas

b)

Megasthenes

c)

Alexander

23.

Ashoka is famous for his policy of___________

a)

Dhamma.

b)

Buddism

c)

Extention of his kindom

d)

War

24.

Most of the edicts were inscribed on:

a)

Stone and rocks

b)

Metal

c)

Brick

d)

Wood

25.

Name of Chandragupta chief advisor was:

a)

Kautilya

b)

Vishnu Gupta

c)

Chanakya

d)

All of these

26.

Ashoka invaded Kalinga in ___________

a)

261 BC

b)

265 BC

c)

270 BC

27.

Identify the image :

a)

the lion capital

b)

pashupati

c)

stupa

d)

ghumad

28.

What was the capital of Mauryan Empire?

a)

Magadha

b)

Ujjain

c)

Pataliputra

d)

Kalinga