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Ashoka - Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the 2nd emperor of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Mrituni

2.

Select the war in which Ashoka changed his mind

a)

War of Panipat

b)

WW1

c)

Kalinga War

d)

War of Boxar

3.

What does the Word Dhamma Mean?

a)

Religion

b)

Peace and Harmony

c)

Religious Duty

d)

Duty

4.

What was Pataliputra famous for?

a)

Capital of the Mauryan Empire

b)

City near to Patna

c)

One of the most protected cities in the Mauryan Empire

d)

Having a different government

5.

What is Buddhism

a)

Cruelty to Animals

b)

Peace

c)

Equality

d)

Ashoka's Way of life

6.

Founder of Mauryan Empire

a)

Chandragupta

Maurya

b)

Chandangupta

Maurya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chanakya

7.

Name the books that give information about the Mauryan empire

a)

mahamatras

b)

arthashashastra

c)

megasthenes

d)

indika

8.

What does the central act like?

a)

Prince

b)

King

c)

Kings Advisers

d)

Kings Assistant

9.

What does Indika tell us about?

a)

Political, and Social Conditions of The Mauryan Empire

b)

Economics of the Mauryan Empire

c)

Life in the Mauryan Empire

d)

Collapse of the Mauryan Empire

10.

What were the welfare measures adopted by Ashoka

a)

Removal of Rights

b)

Free Money

c)

Peace

d)

Planting Trees

11.

What is the Number of Gates and Towers in Pataliputra

a)

570 gates, 64 towers

b)

64 gates, 570 towers

c)

492 towers, 35 gates

d)

420 gates, 69 towers

12.

How did Chandragupta become the founder of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

He changed an existing empire

b)

He created his own Empire

c)

He overthrew an Empire

d)

His friend gave him an Empire

13.

What was the main source of income for the Mauryan Empire

a)

Stealing

b)

Tax

c)

Land Revenue

d)

Sub to Aexon581

14.

What script were the Edicts

(a)  

15.

How many principles of Dhamma were there?

(a)