Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who was the Greek ruler of West Asia?
2. Kalinga was an ancient name of Bengal
3. He had arranged medical treatments for ..... and ..... ?
4. Select the correct order (From eldest to youngest) of the dynasty that ruled the Mauryan empire-
5. Chanakya's ideas are written in a book called?
6. Chandragupta Maurya became an ascetic under the jain saint?
7. What was the north west region important for?
8. Ashoka decided never to take up arms after the ..... war
9. Mauryan Empire was not a dynasty.
10. Ashoka s inscriptions were in ..... and were written in the brahmi script
11. What is the Sanskrit term of the Prakrit word DHAMMA
12. What is the Capital of Mauryan empire?
13. Ashoka was the only king in history who gave up conquest after winning a war.
14. The Mauryan rulers tried to control ..... and ..... which were important for transport.
15. Who collected taxes?
16. The national emblem of India has been taken from the pillar at Sarnath which had
17. Chandragupta's ideas were written down in the Arthashastra
18. Is 'Dharma' a Prakrit or Sanskrit word?
19. What was famous for its gold and Precious stones?
20. The lion statue is placed on a massive ..... pillar in Sarnath.
21. The mauryan empire collapsed about 1200 years ago.
22. Tributes were collected from people as and when the king wanted to. And the people had to pay them, whether they wanted to or not. Tribals living in the forests were more independent, but they were also expected to pay something to the emperor's officials. What were the forest people expected to pay the tribute with?
23. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Ashoka?
24. The gateway to the Northwest was-
25. The capital of the Mauryan empire was .....
26. THE FOUNDER OF MAURYA EMPIRE WAS?
27. The ..... Empire was founded by Chandragupta
28. What did officials do?
29. Ashoka's inscriptions were written in-
30. Mauryans tried to control the roads and the rivers brcause:
31. Royal princes often went to the provinces as
32. ..... was a gateway to the Northwest including Central Asia
33. Kautilya was Chandragupta's minister
34. Every Indian rupee note had the smiling face of Gandhi ji on the ..... and tiny set of lions on the ..... respectively.
35. Who was the ruler that made roads and hospitals?
36. Ujjain lay on the route from ..... India.
37. The ..... war changed ashoka's life completely.
38. Write an important historical event which took place more than 2300 years ago
39. The great wall of China is about ..... KM long.
40. Who wrote the Arthashashtra?
41. What was the gateway to the north-west, including Centeral Asia
42. Chandragupta was influenced by Jainism and Ashoka was influenced by Buddhism
43. Who is Chandragupta son
44. Who were gudhapurushas
45. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote:His ..... still speak to us in a language we can understand and we can still learn much from them.
46. Who was the ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta By the Greek ruler Of West Asia named Seleucus Nicator.
47. ..... went to fro, and spies kept a watch them all, ..... supervised them all.
48. Which of these is not a principle of Dhamma?
49. The script used for inscription was .....
50. South India was important for .....
51. People perform a variety of rituals when they are happy.
52. According to the Arthashastra, blankets of ..... India were famous.
53. Ashoka was inspired by the teachings of
54. What did Ashoka's dhamma not include?
55. Who was the first king to unify India
56. As per Megasthenes, how many gates were in the Pataliputra?
57. Where is the great wall located?
58. Name the founder of the Mauryan Empire.
59. Ashoka's messages were inscribed on:
60. The Mauryan Empire was found in which year?