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WorksheetsThe First Empire: The Mauryas
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
Chandragupta Maurya
Kautilya
Vishakhadatta
Chanakya
None of These
The sources of information of the Mauryan period are
Indika by Kautilya
The rock and the pillar edicts of Ashoka
Arthashastra by Kautilya
Mudrarakshasa by Chanakya
All of These
What were the most famous battles of Alexander with?
Jhelum whose kingdom lies between Porus
Porus whose kingdom lies between Jhelum
Chenab
Macedonia
Who defeated Seleucus Nicator?
Chandragupta
Chandragupta Maurya
Alexander
Ashoka
In Kalinga War
Alexander Attacked
North-Western India
Nanda
Nalanda
Babylon
Alexander was probably
Homesick
Tired of Fighting
Tired of Fighting & Homesick
Homesick and Tired of Fighting
Disappointed
Who helped Chandragupta Maurya in becoming emperor
Chankaya
Kautilya
Nanda
Bindusara
What is the popular referred name of Ashoka?
Ashoka the Great
Ashoka the Legend
Ashoka the Buddhist
None of These
All of These
Ashoka sent ___________ & ___________ to Sri Lanka to spread the message of Buddhism.
Son & Daughter
Mahendra & Sanghamitra
Sanghamitra & Mahendra
Daughter & Son
None of These
Ashoka attacked Kalinga in _____________.
261 BCE
273 BCE
260 BCE
323 BCE
None of These
Ashoka built a number of ___________ and _________ for Buddhist Monks.
Stupas and Viharas
Viharas and Stupas
Stupas
Dhamma
Edicts, Stupas and Viharas
Dhamma is a __________ derived from the ____ _________ ________
Dhamma is a Prakrit word derived from the Sanskrit Term "Dharma"
Dhamma is a Greek word derived from the Greek Term "Dharma"
The Mauryan Administration was based on the
guidelines for good government laid down in Chanakya's Arthashastra
guidelines for good facilities laid down in Chanakya's Indika
guidelines for good agriculture laid down in Kautilya's Mudrarakshasa
guidelines for good service laid down in Vishakadatta's Mudrarakshasa
What is the meaning of term "Monolithic"?
A single piece of Stone standing by itself
The early phase of the Stone Age,
Final stage of cultural evolution or technological development
To take possession of a land or country by force
None of These
How many lions consists at The Lion Capital
Four
4
Three
Six
6
Bindusara died around (a)
A council of minster is known as
(a)
Edicts are (a)
Ashoka's edicts are found throughout the (a)
The city administration was looked after by a group of
(a)
What is vihara?
(a)
When Ashoka died?
(a)
What is Stupa?
(a)
Brihadratha was killed by
(a)
The most well-known stupa is the
(a)
Ashoka Dhamma was inspired by
(a)
Write one main principal of Ashoka Dhamma.
(a)
Who is the official looked after the day-to-day affairs of the government?
(a)
Name any four Ashoka's edicts in which it is inscribed
(a)
Towards the end of life in 298 BCE, what did Chandragupta Maurya became?
(a)
Where Ashokan Edicts are written?
Brahmi
Kharosthi
Athen
Thessaloniki
All of These
Why did the army of Alexander refuse to fight?
They were tired of fighting
They were homesick
None of These
All of These
The highly polished _________ containing Ashoka's edicts are marvelled by modern craftspeople.
Pillars
Monolithic Pillars
Ashokan Pillar
Ashoka Chakra
National Emblem
Why Mauryan Empire was declined after the death of Ashoka?
Ashoka's successors were weak
They couldn't control such large empire
The outlying provinces broke away
the empire began to break apart.
All of These
Why Alexander Died?
From an illness
In War
At Babylon
For Magadha
