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Ashoka the Emperor Who Gave Up War

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lions are carved from which material?

a)

Metal

b)

Mud

c)

Stone

2.

Who was Ashoka's grandfather?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Akbar

c)

Tansen

d)

Krishnadevaraya

3.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Chanakya

d)

Bindusara

7.

A book of Governance written by Kautilya -

a)

Arthashastra

b)

Indika

8.

________ was the capital city of the Mauryas.

a)

Taxila

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Ujjain

d)

Kalinga

9.

____________ lay on the route from North to South India.

a)

Ujjain

b)

Taxila

c)

Pataliputra

d)

Kalinga

10.

Chandragupta Maurya's son was -

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

11.

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

a)

Marwar

b)

Mysore

c)

Taxila

d)

Kalinga

12.

The Mauryan Empire was divided into political divisions called -

a)

Provinces

b)

States

13.

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

a)

Taxation

b)

Tributes

14.

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

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

15.

The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Magadha

c)

Panipat

d)

Buxar

16.
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
17.

Officials collected (a)   from the area under the direct control of the ruler.

18.

Ujjain was the gateway to the north - west.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Ashoka Was inspired by

a)

Mahavira

b)

Buddha

c)

Satakarni

d)

Gargi

22.

____________ is the ancient name of coastal orrisa.

a)

Magadha

b)

Kalinga

c)

Vajji

d)

Burzahom

23.

Ashoka gave up war after the battle of

a)

Taxila

b)

Ujjian

c)

Kalinga

d)

Pataliputr

24.

Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?

a)

Goat

b)

Lion

c)

Bull

d)

None of these

25.

What is the meaning of word Dhamma?

a)

Environment

b)

Dharma

c)

Both (A and B)

d)

None of these

26.

___________________was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta

a)

IBN BATUTA

b)

MEGASTHENES

c)

I QUING

d)

MARCO POLO

27.

He appointed officials, known as the 'dhamma mahamatta' who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

___________________was a gateway to the northwest, including Central Asia .

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Ujjain

c)

Taxila

29.

To which direction was Taxila a gateway to ?

a)

Does it matter ?

b)

North

c)

East

d)

None of the above

30.

Select all the rulers of the mauryan dynasty

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Chanakya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Harishena

e)

Bindusara

31.

(a)   was under the direct control of the emperor.