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History Mix

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chalukyas extended their empire from the South of Vindhyas till the ______________.

a)

Godavari river

b)

Cauvery or Kaveri River

c)

Krishna river

d)

Narmada River

2.

The capital of The Chalukyas was _______.

a)

Tanjore

b)

Amravati

c)

Sopara

d)

Aihole

3.

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:

a)

Pharaoh, Priests, Artisans, Slaves

b)

Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishyas, Shudras

c)

King, Queen, Princes, lords

d)

Shogun, Samurai, Avengers, Marvels

4.

Who wrote Harshavardhana's biography?

a)

Banabhatta

b)

Harshacharita

c)

Xuan Zang

d)

Ravikirti

5.

Who stopped Harshavardhana to enter Deccan?

a)

Krishna Devaraya

b)

Tanhaji Malusare

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Pulakeshin II

6.

Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya son ?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Samudra gupta

c)

Idly

d)

None of the above

7.

Who was Bindusara's son ?

a)

Kumar gupta

b)

Aryabhata

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chanakya

8.

With which area did Ashoka fight a war with ?

a)

Mahashmathi

b)

Kalinga

c)

Karnataka

d)

U.S.A

9.

Chandragupta maurya became emperor with the help of (a)   .

10.

Who founded the mauryan empire ?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Chanakya

c)

Bindusara

11.

Which religion did Ashoka embrace?

a)

Muslim

b)

Christian

c)

Buddhism

d)

Jainism

12.

Which city is the capital of the Mauryas?

a)

Meerut

b)

Patilaputra

c)

Taxila

13.

Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?

a)

Devanagiri

b)

Prakrit

c)

Bengali

d)

Brahmi

14.

Why did Ashoka decide not to fight any more wars?

a)

Because he thought he had conquered enough land.

b)

Because he was so horrified when he saw the violence and bloodshed of the war.

c)

Because he was afraid of other nations.

15.

Which city was the gateway to the north-west?

a)

Kalsi

b)

Pataliputra

c)

Taxila

d)

Ujjain

16.

What is the name of the handbook of governance written by Chanakya?

a)

Chanakya Neeti

b)

Arthaneeti

c)

Arthashastra

17.

What is the name of the book which many of Chanakya's ideas were written ?

a)

Atlas

b)

Idea book

c)

Social Science

d)

Arthashastra

18.

Who was the grandfather of Ashoka?

a)

Samudragupta

b)

Balwan

c)

Mauryana

d)

Chandragupta

19.

Ashoka gave up the war after winning over

a)

Building a statue

b)

Kolinga

c)

Nothing

d)

Kalinga

20.

Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?

a)

Bindusara

b)

Babur

c)

Kautilya

d)

No Son for Chandragupta

21.

Who wrote the Arthashastra?

a)

Bimbisara

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chandragupta

d)

Chanakya