This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > History > Social Science > Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ancient name of coastal Orissa A) Sanchi. B) Kalinga. C) Meerut. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalinga. 2. The amount of control from Pataliputra, and royal princes were often sent as ..... , local costomes and rules were followed. A) Herders. B) Officials. C) Governors. D) Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governors. 3. What was the capital of the Mauryan Empire? A) Taxile. B) Pataliputra. C) Fingers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pataliputra. 4. Ashoka founded the Mauiyan empire. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Ashoka's inscriptions were written in ..... language A) Sanskrit. B) Hindi. C) Tamil. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the Above. 6. Chandragupta was succeeded by his son Bindusara. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. ..... is the ancient name of coastal orrisa. A) Kalinga. B) Vajji. C) Magadha. D) Burzahoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalinga. 8. How many years after becoming a king did he conquer Kalinga? A) 8. B) 6. C) 7. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 9. The Massive Stone Pillar is Located in ..... A) Pataliputra. B) Madhya pradesh. C) Saranath. D) Bindusara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saranath. 10. Dhamma is a ..... word A) Pali. B) Brahmi. C) Hindi. D) Prakrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prakrit. 11. From which area were Taxila and Ujjain ruled? A) Kalinga. B) Delhi. C) Pataliputra. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pataliputra. 12. How long is the great wall? A) 6888 KM. B) 6399.9 KM. C) 6399 KM. D) 6400 KM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6400 KM. 13. What was the name of ashoka's grandfather? A) Chandragupta maurya. B) Kutible. C) Chanakya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta maurya. 14. Chandragupta was supported by a wiseman called A) Tenaliram. B) BIRBAL. C) CHANAKYA. D) Ved Vyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHANAKYA. 15. Which city was the gateway to the north-west? A) Fingers. B) Taxile. C) Pataliputra. D) Kalsi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxile. 16. Before the time of the Mauryan Empire, about ..... years ago, emperors in China began building the Great Wall. A) 2000. B) 1529. C) 2400. D) 1200. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2400. 17. Who was sent by Seleucus Nicator? A) Vikramaditya. B) Mahrajadhirja. C) Megasthenes. D) BIrds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Megasthenes. 18. During Mauryan Empire, Pataliputra was protected by- A) 64 infantry, 570 cavalry. B) 64 towers, 570 gates. C) 64 soldiers, 570 horsemen. D) 64 gates, 570 towers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 64 gates, 570 towers. 19. Ashoka sent his daughter, Sanghamitra and son, Mahendra to Sri Lanka. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Messengers with ..... and spies ..... A) To and fro, kept a watch on the officials. B) To and east, kept a watch on the ministers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To and fro, kept a watch on the officials. 21. Ashoka fought a war to conquer A) KALINGA. B) Fingers. C) Pages. D) Taxile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) KALINGA. 22. Which of these were not part of the Mauryan empire? A) Taxile. B) Kalinga. C) Fingers. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 23. How can 'a' be written in Bengali? A) J. B) B. C) Tr. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J. 24. Seleucus Nicator Was- A) Greek ruler of east Asia. B) Greek ruler of west Asia. C) Indian ruler of east Asia. D) Indian ruler of west Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek ruler of west Asia. 25. The National Emblem has ..... lions carved on it. A) 2. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 26. Timber, honey, wax and ..... were given to Mauryan officials by people who lived in forested regions. A) Camels. B) Parrots. C) Horses. D) Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elephants. 27. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 28. Ashoka appointed officials known as ..... who taught people about ..... A) Bodhisattvas, Dhamma. B) Governors, Mahayana Buddhism. C) Dhamma Mahmattas, Dhamma. D) Gurus, Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhamma Mahmattas, Dhamma. 29. Kautilya s ideas were written in the book called ..... A) The blue Umbrella. B) Cherry tree. C) Panchatantra. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economics. 30. Who were sent as governors to provincial capitals? A) Spies. B) Princes. C) Messengers. D) Ministers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Princes. 31. In which script were Ashoka's inscriptions written? A) Bharm. B) Prakrit. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bharm. 32. Who were the dhamma mahamatta? A) Dhamma mahamatta were the people who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma. B) Dhamma Mahamatta were the people appointed by Ashoka who punished people who did not follow dhamma,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dhamma mahamatta were the people who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma. 33. ..... was a advisor of Chandragupta Maurya. A) Ashoka. B) Chanakya. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chanakya. 34. Question 5.Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya? A) (Ah) Ashoka. B) (B) Bindusara. C) (c) Chandragupta. D) (d) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (d) All of these. 35. Ashoka's inscriptions were wriiten in A) Prakrit of Devanagari Script. B) Sankskrit of of Brahmi script. C) Prakrit of Brahmi script. D) Sanskrit of Devanagari Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prakrit of Brahmi script. 36. Which of the following is not a Maurya ruler A) Bindusara. B) Bimbisara. C) Ashoka. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bimbisara. 37. Ashoka Sent Messages About His Dhamma To His Subjects Through? A) Traders. B) He Sent Messages By Himself. C) Camels And Horses. D) Dhamma Mahmattas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dhamma Mahmattas. 38. Who was the son of Chandragupta? A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta II. C) Dasharatha Maurya. D) Bindusara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bindusara. 39. Ashoka was a ..... A) Hindu. B) Janus. C) Buddhist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhist. 40. The Lion Capital has ..... lions carved on it. A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 41. The Arthashastra was written by ..... A) Ashoka. B) Chanakya. C) Chandragupta. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chanakya. 42. Capital city of Ashoka is ..... A) Taxile. B) Saranath. C) Fingers. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pataliputra. 43. Alexander invaded India in ..... BCE A) 312 BCE. B) 324 BCE. C) 326 BCE. D) 355 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 326 BCE. 44. Who supported Chandragupta? A) Cautilla. B) Economics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautilla. 45. Dhamma is the Prakrit word of ..... A) Dharma. B) Dhairya. C) The end. D) Titer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 46. The places where inscriptions of Ashoka have been found are marked with- A) Blue dots. B) Blue lines. C) Red dots. D) Red lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red dots. 47. How many lions are there on the national emblem A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 48. The officials who used to teach people Ashoka's Dhamma were known as ..... A) Dhamma Mahmattas. B) Dhamma Officials. C) Dhamma Gurus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dhamma Mahmattas. 49. The duty of Dhamma Mahamatta was- A) Go place to place to teach people about Dhamma. B) To collect taxes from the villagers. C) To punish people who violated rules. D) To award people who were good citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go place to place to teach people about Dhamma. 50. Which one is the gateway to the north west A) Taxile. B) Kalinga. C) Fingers. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxile. 51. ..... reveals the political thoughts of Chanakya. A) Indicate. B) Economics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economics. 52. To which countries did Ashoka sent his messengers to spread his DHAMMA? A) Syria, Egypt, Greece, Sri lanka. B) Oman, Maldives, China, Mayanmar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syria, Egypt, Greece, Sri lanka. 53. MOSTOF ASHOKAS INSCRIPTIONS WERE WRITTEN IN ..... A) TAMIL. B) PRAKRIT. C) SANSKRIT. D) PALI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRAKRIT. 54. Who was Chandra Gupta Maurya son? A) Ashoka. B) Sea secret. C) Idly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 55. Which war changed Ashoka's life? A) Streck Wars. B) Kalinga War. C) Panipat War. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalinga War. 56. Who was the founder of Mauryan Dynasty? A) Ashoka. B) Chanakya. C) Chandragupta. D) Bindusara. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta. 57. According to Arthashastra, South India was important for A) Silver. B) Agriculture. C) Gold. D) Rubber Band. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gold. 58. In which areas, were forests there, people gathered forests products and hunted animals for food? A) Western India. B) Northern India. C) North East India. D) Central India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central India. 59. Which bull was a part of a Mauryan pillar? A) Rampan. B) Paraditic. C) Nandi. D) Gauri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rampan. 60. What was the name of the officials who spread the Idea of Dhamma A) Gentleman. B) Dhamma Mahamat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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