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asoka the empror who gave up war

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the son of Chandragupta Maurya?

(a)  

2.

The lions are carved from which material?

a)

Metal

b)

Mud

c)

Stone

3.

Who was Ashoka's grandfather?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Akbar

c)

Tansen

d)

Krishnadevaraya

4.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Choose the correct order of the Mauryan Rulers.

a)

1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta Maurya

b)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Ashoka 3) Bindusara

c)

1) Bindusara 2) Ashoka 3) Chandragupta Maurya

d)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Bindusara 3) Ashoka

6.

When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called -

a)

An empire

b)

A dynasty

c)

A kingdom

d)

Descendants

7.

________ was the capital city of the Mauryas.

a)

Taxila

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Kalinga

8.

____________ lay on the route from North to South India.

a)

Ujjain

b)

Taxila

c)

Pataliputra

d)

Kalinga

9.

The only kingdom Bindusara wasn't able to annex was -

a)

Marwar

b)

Mysore

c)

Taxila

d)

Kalinga

10.

___________ was the main source of revenue for the Mauryan Empire.

a)

Taxation

b)

Tributes

11.

____________ is known as the only ruler who 'Gave up War after Victory'.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

12.

The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Magadha

c)

Panipat

d)

Buxar

13.
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
a)
Aryabhata
b)
Ashoka
c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
d)
Kalidassa
14.

Where is this situated ?

a)

KEDARNATH

b)

AMARNATH

c)

SARNATH

d)

BADRINATH

15.

___________________was a gateway to the Northwest including Central Asia

a)

UJJAIN

b)

PATALIPUTRA

c)

LUMBINI

d)

TAXILA

16.

Unlike taxes which were collected on a regular basis_______________was collected as and when it was possible from people who gave a variety of things willingly

a)

Rupees

b)

Revenue

c)

Permits

d)

Tribute

17.

MOSTOF ASHOKAS INSCRIPTIONS WERE WRITTEN IN _____________

a)

PRAKRIT

b)

PALI

c)

TAMIL

d)

SANSKRIT

18.

DHAMMA is the Prakrit word for the SANSKRIT TERM_________

a)

DHAYA

b)

DHAIRYA

c)

DHAN

d)

DHARMA

19.

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

a)

CHINA,MALAYSIA

b)

SYRIA,EGYPT

c)

RUSSIA,AMERICA

d)

PAKISTAN,AFGHANISTAN

20.

Who founded the mauryan empire ?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chanakya

c)

Bindusara

21.

A book of Governance written by Kautilya -

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Indika

22.

arthashastra tells us that north west was important for what?

a)

blankets

b)

silver

c)

iron

d)

magnesia

23.

which of these lands Ashoka did not send message of dhama

a)

Syria

b)

Egypt

c)

U.S.A

d)

Greece

24.

define dynasty

(a)  

25.

when was Ashoka born?

a)

320 BC

b)

290 BC

c)

330

26.

what is dhamma

a)

Dhamma is a Prakrit form of Sanskrit means Dharma

b)

Dhamma is a spiritual belief

c)

Dhamma is a meditation created by Bhuddha