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WorksheetsASHOKA
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?
Krishna
Mahavira
Sidhartha
Chandragupta Maurya
In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?
Ramayana
Mahabharata
Arthashastra
panchtantra
Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya?
Chandragupta
samudragupta
Bindusar
Ashoka
Who was Bindusar’s son?(a)(b) (c)(d)
Chandragupta
Sidhartha
Ashoka
Ram Krishna Paramhans
From which area was Taxila and Ujjain ruled?
Bihar
Pataliputra
Delhi
Agra
The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Indian lions standing back to back, on an decorative base, and we can see it on Indian currency notes. It was originally placed atop the Ashoka pillar at an important Buddhist site. What is the name of that site?
Sarnath
Bodh Gaya
Ajanta
Ellora
Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty, and he ruled almost all of the Indian sub-continent. India has history of many such famous empires, such as those of the Mauryas, the Mughals, the Cholas, etc. If a kingdom is a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or a queen, what is an empire?
a very small kingdom
a very famous kingdom
a very big kingdom
a very educated kingdom
As per Megasthenes, how many gates were in the Pataliputra?
20
35
55
64
Name of the bird which was included in the tree that was carried with emperor at the time of appearance in public:
Trained Crows
Trained sparrows
Trained parrots
Trained ducks
When member of same family become rulers one after another the family is after called a —–
Empire
Local Government
Government
Dynasty
Ashokas inscription were in_______ & were written in the ________script.
Sanskrit,Sanskrit
Prakrit, brahmi
Prakrit, pali
Sanskrit, brahmi
Which city was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
Taxila
Ujjain
Sarnath
Pataliputra
The ancient name of coastal orissa
Vajji
Magadha
Kashi
Kalinga
Ashoka decided not to fight anymore wars because he saw-
violence and blood shed
power
force
drama
Megasthenes was an ambassadorwho was sent to the court of Chandragupta by-
Bindusara
Kautilya
Alexander
Selucus Nicator
Empires are huge kingdoms, and they need more resources to work smoothly. The Mauryan empire was divided into many parts, and each part was ruled differently, but Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor. Officials were given salaries and were appointed to collect taxes from farmers, herders, crafts persons and traders across the empire. How were the officials supervised?
they were given a diary to record their own frauds
with the help of travelling messengers and spies
through CCTV cameras
all of the above
The Mauryans controlled roads and rivers that were important for transport. The famous book by Chanakya , the Arthashastra, tells us that the north-west was famous for blankets and south India for its gold and precious stones. And the Mauryan government collected whatever resources were locally available as taxes and tributes. What is a tribute?
donation by rich merchants to the king, mostly in the form of cash and diamonds
wealth collected from people who gave it, as and when possible and more or less willingly
fee to pass exams that students failed over and again
a bribe paid to the officials to allow the merchant buy and sell illegal things
Tributes were collected from people as and when the king wanted to. And the people had to pay them, whether they wanted to or not. Tribals living in the forests were more independent, but they were also expected to pay something to the emperor's officials. What were the forest people expected to pay the tribute with?
lions, furniture, and fine fabrics
crocodiles, chickens, and eggs
silver, gold, and diamonds
elephants, timber, honey, and wax
Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?
Goats
Lions
dogs
cats
