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(NCS, Kochi 6D) Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 'Lion Capital' was found at

a)

Kalinga

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Sarnath

d)

Ujjain

2.

"His edicts still speaks to us in a language we can understand and we can still learn much from them" Who said this

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

c)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

3.

Around how many years ago did the emperors in China begin building the Great Wall of China

a)

2000 yrs ago

b)

2300 yrs ago

c)

2050 yrs ago

d)

2400 yrs ago

4.

What is the Sanskrit term of the Prakrit word DHAMMA

a)

Dharma

b)

Dham

c)

Dhamma

5.

What was the name of the officials who spread the Idea of Dhamma

a)

Mahamatha

b)

Dhamma mahamatha

6.

Which one is the gateway to the north west

a)

Ujjain

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Taxila

d)

Kalinga

7.

Which of these is not a principle of Dhamma?

a)

Speak the truth

b)

Be kind to everyone, excluding servants and slaves

c)

Practice charity

d)

Follow the path of ahimsa

8.

Who was the first king to unify India

a)

Chandra Gupta Maurya

b)

Bindusara

c)

Ashoka

d)

Alexander

9.

What was important to conquer to control the routes to South India

a)

Andhra

b)

Avanti

c)

Kalinga

d)

Kosala

10.

Which is not a province in the Mauryan empire?

a)

Taxila

b)

Magadha

c)

Suvarnagiri

d)

Ujjain

11.

What is the capital of the Mauryan empire?

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Ujjain

c)

Taxila

12.

Ashoka's inscriptions were in _____ and in _____ script

a)

Sanskrit,brahmi

b)

Brahmi,Prakrit

c)

Sanskrit,prakrit

d)

Prakrit,Brahmi

13.

What Family is King Ashoka part of?

a)

The Kardashian Family

b)

The Mazais family

c)

The Paguli Family

d)

The Mauryan Family

14.

What was King Ashoka Famous for?

a)

For uniting India

b)

For creating Hinduism

c)

For his big ears

d)

For creating Buddhism

15.

Who was Chandragupta's grandson?

a)

King Ashoka

b)

The Buddha

c)

Jason Bourne

d)

Chandragupta III

16.

Chandragupta was supported by a wise man called___________

a)

KRISHANG

b)

KAUTILYA

c)

KAUSALYA

d)

KRISHNA

17.

Many of Chanakyas ideas were written in book called ___________________________

a)

INDIKA

b)

ARTHASHASTRA

c)

VEDAS

d)

PRASHASTI

18.

___________________was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta

a)

IBN BATUTA

b)

MEGASTHENES

c)

I QUING

d)

MARCO POLO

19.

Ashoka decided never to take up arms after the___________war

a)

KANISHKA

b)

KALINGA

c)

KAVERI

d)

KASHMIR

20.

Ashoka sent messengers to spread his idea about dhamma to _________&,_______

a)

CHINA,MALAYSIA

b)

SYRIA,EGYPT

c)

RUSSIA,AMERICA

d)

PAKISTAN,AFGHANISTAN

21.

The _______________Empire was founded by Chandragupta

a)

MUGHAL

b)

MARATHA

c)

MAURYAN

d)

CHOLA

22.

___________lay on the route from North to South India

a)

Mohenjodaro

b)

Sarnath

c)

Ujjain

d)

Pataliputra