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WorksheetsAshoka the Emperor Who Gave Up War
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
The lions are carved from which material?
Metal
Mud
Stone
Who was Ashoka's grandfather?
Chandragupta Maurya
Akbar
Tansen
Krishnadevaraya
The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.
2
3
4
5
Choose the correct order of the Mauryan Rulers.
1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta Maurya
1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Ashoka 3) Bindusara
1) Bindusara 2) Ashoka 3) Chandragupta Maurya
1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Bindusara 3) Ashoka
When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called -
An empire
A dynasty
A kingdom
Descendants
Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -
Megasthenes
Dhana Nanda
Chanakya
Bindusara
A book of Governance written by Kautilya -
Arthashastra
Indika
________ was the capital city of the Mauryas.
Taxila
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Kalinga
____________ lay on the route from North to South India.
Ujjain
Taxila
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Chandragupta Maurya's son was -
Ashoka
Bindusara
The only kingdom Bindusara wasn't able to annex was -
Marwar
Mysore
Taxila
Kalinga
The Mauryan Empire was divided into political divisions called -
Provinces
States
___________ was the main source of revenue for the Mauryan Empire.
Taxation
Tributes
____________ is known as the only ruler who 'Gave up War after Victory'.
Ashoka
Bindusara
The _________ War changed Ashoka into a peace lover.
Kalinga
Magadha
Panipat
Buxar
Officials collected (a) from the area under the direct control of the ruler.
Ujjain was the gateway to the north - west.
True
False
Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra
True
False
Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal
True
False
Ashoka Was inspired by
Mahavira
Buddha
Satakarni
Gargi
____________ is the ancient name of coastal orrisa.
Magadha
Kalinga
Vajji
Burzahom
Ashoka gave up war after the battle of
Taxila
Ujjian
Kalinga
Pataliputr
Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?
Goat
Lion
Bull
None of these
What is the meaning of word Dhamma?
Environment
Dharma
Both (A and B)
None of these
___________________was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta
IBN BATUTA
MEGASTHENES
I QUING
MARCO POLO
He appointed officials, known as the 'dhamma mahamatta' who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma.
True
False
___________________was a gateway to the northwest, including Central Asia .
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Taxila
To which direction was Taxila a gateway to ?
Does it matter ?
North
East
None of the above
Select all the rulers of the mauryan dynasty
Chandragupta
Chanakya
Ashoka
Harishena
Bindusara
(a) was under the direct control of the emperor.
