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The Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

------- was the chief advisor of Chandragupta Maurya

a)

Chanakya

b)

Megasthenes

2.

--------- was the only kingdom NOT ruled by Mauryans, until Ashoka conquered it.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Madras

3.

Ashoka gave up war after ----------- .

a)

Kalinga War

b)

Ujjain War

4.

First Mauryan King -

a)

Chanakya

b)

Chandragupta 1

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

5.

Successor Of Bindusara-

a)

Ashoka

b)

Brihadatta

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

6.

Book written by Chanakya [ Chanakya was of Mauryan Empire ]

a)

Indika

b)

Arthashastra

c)

Vedic

7.

Officials appointed by Ashoka to propagate Dhamma

a)

Dhammahamatras

b)

Preachers

c)

Matras

8.

Last mauryan king

a)

Brihadatta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Ghatotkacha

d)

Srigupta

9.

Megasthenes was a/an -------- ambassador

a)

Arabian

b)

Greek

c)

Russian

d)

Afghan

10.

Chandragupta M. defeated King ------- to acquire the throne of Magadha

a)

Ashoka

b)

Akbar

c)

Dhana Nanda

d)

Chanakya

11.

Ashoka's Dhamma did included ..........

a)

truth, morality and spirituality

b)

peaceful and harmonious co existence

c)

military drills

d)

war preparedness

e)

obedience and respect of elders

12.

Ashoka organized the Third Buddhist Council in ------

[ which place ? ]

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Rajgriha

c)

Taxila

d)

Ujjain

13.

Indika is written by whom

a)

Chanakya

b)

Megasthenes

c)

Ashoka

d)

Kalidasa

14.

Several edicts of Mauryan period which can be also seen today is by whom

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chandragupta