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The Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chandragupta I

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Chanakya

d)

Samudragupta

e)

Chandragupta II

2.

Who took the title of Devanampriya?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Mahapadma Nanda

c)

Ashoka

d)

Bindusara

e)

Ajatashatru

3.

Who was Ashoka's father?

a)

Bindusara

b)

Bimbisara

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Ajatashatru

e)

Pushyamitra Shunga

4.

Who wrote Arthashastra?

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Kalidasa

c)

Vararuchi

d)

Varahamihira

e)

Chanakya

5.

Ashoka's policy of Digvijaya was replaced by (a)   .

6.

What province(s) did Ashoka take care of during the reign of Bindusara?

a)

Magadha

b)

Taxila

c)

Ujjain

d)

Gandhara

e)

Hastinapura

7.

In what language were Ashoka's edicts written?

a)

Pali

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Prakrit

d)

Ardhimagadhi Prakrit

e)

Hindi

8.

Who was the last Mauryan ruler

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Bindusara

d)

Dhana Nanda

e)

None of these

9.

What dynasty came after the Mauryas

a)

Shungas

b)

Guptas

c)

Kushanas

d)

Kanvas

e)

Haryanka

10.

What did Chandragupta Maurya do after renouncing the throne?

a)

Stay in the palace

b)

Became Bindusara's advisor

c)

Became a Jain Ascetic

d)

Left the kingdom as a Buddhist ascetic

e)

Attacked Kalinga