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ASHOKA

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?

a)

Krishna

b)

Mahavira

c)

Sidhartha

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

2.

In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?

a)

Ramayana

b)

Mahabharata

c)

Arthashastra

d)

panchtantra

3.

Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

samudragupta

c)

Bindusar

d)

Ashoka

4.

Who was Bindusar’s son?(a)(b) (c)(d)

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Sidhartha

c)

Ashoka

d)

Ram Krishna Paramhans

5.

From which area was Taxila and Ujjain ruled?

a)

Bihar

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Delhi

d)

Agra

6.

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?

a)

Sarnath

b)

Bodh Gaya

c)

Ajanta

d)

Ellora

7.

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)

a very small kingdom

b)

a very famous kingdom

c)

a very big kingdom

d)

a very educated kingdom

8.

As per Megasthenes, how many gates were in the Pataliputra?

a)

20

b)

35

c)

55

d)

64

9.

Name of the bird which was included in the tree that was carried with emperor at the time of appearance in public:

a)

Trained Crows

b)

Trained sparrows

c)

Trained parrots

d)

Trained ducks

10.

When member of same family become rulers one after another the family is after called a —–

a)

Empire

b)

Local Government

c)

Government

d)

Dynasty

11.

Ashokas inscription were in_______ & were written in the ________script.

a)

Sanskrit,Sanskrit

b)

Prakrit, brahmi

c)

Prakrit, pali

d)

Sanskrit, brahmi

12.

Which city was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Taxila

b)

Ujjain

c)

Sarnath

d)

Pataliputra

13.

The ancient name of coastal orissa

a)

Vajji

b)

Magadha

c)

Kashi

d)

Kalinga

14.

Ashoka decided not to fight anymore wars because he saw-

a)

violence and blood shed

b)

power

c)

force

d)

drama

15.

Megasthenes was an ambassadorwho was sent to the court of Chandragupta by-

a)

Bindusara

b)

Kautilya

c)

Alexander

d)

Selucus Nicator

16.

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?

a)

they were given a diary to record their own frauds

b)

with the help of travelling messengers and spies

c)

through CCTV cameras

d)

all of the above

17.

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?

a)

donation by rich merchants to the king, mostly in the form of cash and diamonds

b)

wealth collected from people who gave it, as and when possible and more or less willingly

c)

fee to pass exams that students failed over and again

d)

a bribe paid to the officials to allow the merchant buy and sell illegal things

18.

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?

a)

lions, furniture, and fine fabrics

b)

crocodiles, chickens, and eggs

c)

silver, gold, and diamonds

d)

elephants, timber, honey, and wax

19.

Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?

a)

Goats

b)

Lions

c)

dogs

d)

cats