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Ashoka King quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?

a)

Krishna

b)

Mahavira

c)

Sidhartha

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

2.

In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?

a)

Ramayana

b)

Mahabharata

c)

Arthashastra

d)

panchtantra

3.

Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

samudragupta

c)

Bindusar

d)

Ashoka

4.

Who was Bindusar’s son?(a)(b) (c)(d)

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Sidhartha

c)

Ashoka

d)

Ram Krishna Paramhans

5.

Name of the bird which was included in the tree that was carried with emperor at the time of appearance in public:

a)

Trained Crows

b)

Trained sparrows

c)

Trained parrots

d)

Trained ducks

6.

When member of same family become rulers one after another the family is after called a —–

a)

Empire

b)

Local Government

c)

Government

d)

Dynasty

7.

Which city was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Taxila

b)

Ujjain

c)

Sarnath

d)

Pataliputra

8.

Ashoka decided not to fight anymore wars because he saw-

a)

violence and blood shed

b)

power

c)

force

d)

drama

9.

Megasthenes was an ambassadorwho was sent to the court of Chandragupta by-

a)

Bindusara

b)

Kautilya

c)

Alexander

d)

Selucus Nicator

10.

Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?

a)

Goats

b)

Lions

c)

dogs

d)

cats

11.

An empire is

a)

big kingdom

b)

big company

c)

small kindom

12.

The Lions are carved on

a)

Mehrauli pillar

b)

Sarnath Pillar

13.

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

14.
What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?
a)
Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.
b)
He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.
c)
Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.
d)
Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.
15.

Who was Chandragupta's grandson?

a)

King Ashoka

b)

The Buddha

c)

Jason Bourne

d)

Chandragupta III