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The First Empire: The Mauryas

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Kautilya

c)

Vishakhadatta

d)

Chanakya

e)

None of These

2.

The sources of information of the Mauryan period are

a)

Indika by Kautilya

b)

The rock and the pillar edicts of Ashoka

c)

Arthashastra by Kautilya

d)

Mudrarakshasa by Chanakya

e)

All of These

3.

What were the most famous battles of Alexander with?

a)

Jhelum whose kingdom lies between Porus

b)

Porus whose kingdom lies between Jhelum

c)

Chenab

d)

Macedonia

4.

Who defeated Seleucus Nicator?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Alexander

d)

Ashoka

e)

In Kalinga War

5.

Alexander Attacked

a)

North-Western India

b)

Nanda

c)

Nalanda

d)

Babylon

6.

Alexander was probably

a)

Homesick

b)

Tired of Fighting

c)

Tired of Fighting & Homesick

d)

Homesick and Tired of Fighting

e)

Disappointed

7.

Who helped Chandragupta Maurya in becoming emperor

a)

Chankaya

b)

Kautilya

c)

Nanda

d)

Bindusara

8.

What is the popular referred name of Ashoka?

a)

Ashoka the Great

b)

Ashoka the Legend

c)

Ashoka the Buddhist

d)

None of These

e)

All of These

9.

Ashoka sent ___________ & ___________ to Sri Lanka to spread the message of Buddhism.

a)

Son & Daughter

b)

Mahendra & Sanghamitra

c)

Sanghamitra & Mahendra

d)

Daughter & Son

e)

None of These

10.

Ashoka attacked Kalinga in _____________.

a)

261 BCE

b)

273 BCE

c)

260 BCE

d)

323 BCE

e)

None of These

11.

Ashoka built a number of ___________ and _________ for Buddhist Monks.

a)

Stupas and Viharas

b)

Viharas and Stupas

c)

Stupas

d)

Dhamma

e)

Edicts, Stupas and Viharas

12.

Dhamma is a __________ derived from the ____ _________ ________

a)

Dhamma is a Prakrit word derived from the Sanskrit Term "Dharma"

b)

Dhamma is a Greek word derived from the Greek Term "Dharma"

13.

The Mauryan Administration was based on the

a)

guidelines for good government laid down in Chanakya's Arthashastra

b)

guidelines for good facilities laid down in Chanakya's Indika

c)

guidelines for good agriculture laid down in Kautilya's Mudrarakshasa

d)

guidelines for good service laid down in Vishakadatta's Mudrarakshasa

14.

What is the meaning of term "Monolithic"?

a)

A single piece of Stone standing by itself

b)

The early phase of the Stone Age,

c)

Final stage of cultural evolution or technological development

d)

To take possession of a land or country by force

e)

None of These

15.

How many lions consists at The Lion Capital

a)

Four

b)

4

c)

Three

d)

Six

e)

6

16.

Bindusara died around (a)  

17.

A council of minster is known as

(a)  

18.

Edicts are (a)  

19.

Ashoka's edicts are found throughout the (a)  

20.

The city administration was looked after by a group of

(a)  

21.

What is vihara?

(a)  

22.

When Ashoka died?

(a)  

23.

What is Stupa?

(a)  

24.

Brihadratha was killed by

(a)  

25.

The most well-known stupa is the

(a)  

26.

Ashoka Dhamma was inspired by

(a)  

27.

Write one main principal of Ashoka Dhamma.

(a)  

28.

Who is the official looked after the day-to-day affairs of the government?

(a)  

29.

Name any four Ashoka's edicts in which it is inscribed

(a)  

30.

Towards the end of life in 298 BCE, what did Chandragupta Maurya became?

(a)  

31.

Where Ashokan Edicts are written?

a)

Brahmi

b)

Kharosthi

c)

Athen

d)

Thessaloniki

e)

All of These

32.

Why did the army of Alexander refuse to fight?

a)

They were tired of fighting

b)

They were homesick

c)

None of These

d)

All of These

33.

The highly polished _________ containing Ashoka's edicts are marvelled by modern craftspeople.

a)

Pillars

b)

Monolithic Pillars

c)

Ashokan Pillar

d)

Ashoka Chakra

e)

National Emblem

34.

Why Mauryan Empire was declined after the death of Ashoka?

a)

Ashoka's successors were weak

b)

They couldn't control such large empire

c)

The outlying provinces broke away

d)

the empire began to break apart.

e)

All of These

35.

Why Alexander Died?

a)

From an illness

b)

In War

c)

At Babylon

d)

For Magadha