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Ashoka, The emperor who gave up war.

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded the mauryan empire ?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chanakya

c)

Bindusara

2.

Which religion did Ashoka embrace?

a)

Muslim

b)

Christian

c)

Buddhism

d)

Jainism

3.

Which city is the capital of the Mauryas?

a)

Meerut

b)

Patilaputra

c)

Taxila

4.

Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?

a)

Devanagiri

b)

Prakrit

c)

Bengali

d)

Brahmi

5.

Kalinga is the ancient name of Orissa.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why did Ashoka decide not to fight any more wars?

a)

Because he thought he had conquered enough land.

b)

Because he was so horrified when he saw the violence and bloodshed of the war.

c)

Because he was afraid of other nations.

7.

Who were the officials that Ashoka appointed for spreading dhamma ?

(a)  

8.

What was the name of the ambassador who was sent by the greek?

a)

Seleucus nicator

b)

Megasthenes

c)

Alexander

9.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

10.

Which city was the gateway to the north-west?

a)

Kalsi

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Taxila

d)

Ujjain

11.

The Mauryan empire was founded (a)   years ago

12.

Where is the bull sculpture in the picture currently located at ?

(a)  

13.

The mauryan empire collapsed about 1200 years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the name of the handbook of governance written by Chanakya?

a)

Chanakya Neeti

b)

Arthaneeti

c)

Arthashastra

15.

Choose the kings that had Kautilya as their chief advisor.

a)

Bindusara

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Ashoka

16.

The north-west was important for_____.

a)

Gold and silver

b)

Honey

c)

Blankets

d)

Precious stones