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Ch-7 "Ashoka the emperor who gave up war"

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following classify as Provincial Capitals in the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Taxila

b)

Ujjain

c)

Agra

d)

Pataliputra

e)

Delhi

2.

What was North India important for?

a)

Gold and precious gems

b)

Blankets

c)

Silk

d)

Salt

3.

Ashoka's (a)   did not involve worship of a god, or performance of a sacrifice.

4.

Whose teachings inspired Ashoka?

a)

Krishna

b)

No one

c)

Lord Buddha

d)

None of the above

5.

Name one country in which Ashoka's dhamma also spread.

(a)  

6.

Most modern Indian scripts have developed from the (a)   script over hundreds of years.

7.

Before the time of the Mauryan Empire, about ______ years ago, emperors in China began building the Great Wall.

a)

1529

b)

1200

c)

2400

d)

2000

8.

State whether the following statement is true or false

Ujjain was a gateway to the North-west, including Central Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

9.

Who kept a watch on the officials?

a)

Messengers

b)

No one

c)

Villagers

d)

Spies

10.

Ashoka's inscriptions were mostly in which language?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Hindi

c)

Prakrit

d)

None of the above

11.

(a)   is the ancient name of coastal Orissa.

12.

Name the founder of the Mauryan Empire.

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Chanakya

c)

Bindusara

d)

Ashoka

13.

Which war horrified Ashoka so much that he gave up war?

a)

Delhi

b)

Kalinga

c)

Ujjain

d)

None of the above

14.

True or False?


People in different parts of the empire spoke different languages.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

15.

Who built roads, built rest houses, dug wells, arranged for medical treatment both for animals and humans?

a)

Ashoka

b)

The Chinese

c)

The officials

d)

None of the above