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 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by- A) Bindusara. B) Ashia. C) Ashoka. D) Bindusari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bindusara. 2. Who was the ambassador sent to Chandragupta by the Greek ruler of West Asia? A) Seleucus. B) Ashoka. C) Nicator. D) Megasthenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Megasthenes. 3. Ashoka changed his religion from ..... to ..... A) Hinduism to Buddhism. B) Buddhism to Hinduism. C) Christianity to Islam. D) Islam to Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinduism to Buddhism. 4. Chandragupta Maurya was carried in a golden ..... A) Car. B) Chariot. C) Motorbike. D) Palanquin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Palanquin. 5. When members of the same family become rulers one after another what is the family called? A) Dynasty. B) Democracy. C) Dictators. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynasty. 6. The Mauryans were concerned about controlling the ..... and ..... A) Towns, palaces. B) Cities, markets. C) Roads, Rivers. D) Parks, animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roads, Rivers. 7. ..... lay on the route from North to South India A) Pataliputra. B) Ujjain. C) Saranath. D) Mohenjodaro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ujjain. 8. Who kept a watch on officials? A) Emperor. B) Crafts persons. C) Spies. D) Herders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spies. 9. Pataliputra has how many gates? A) 67. B) 64. C) 63. D) 570. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 64. 10. The Arthashastra tells us that the north-west was important for ..... A) Gold. B) Precious stones. C) Blankets. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blankets. 11. Why did Ashoka give up war A) He was tired. B) He saw bloodshed in the kalinga war and this made him sad even though he won. C) A wise sage told him to give up war. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He saw bloodshed in the kalinga war and this made him sad even though he won. 12. The lion capital was placed on top of a massive pillar at A) President's House. B) Saranath. C) Chennai. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saranath. 13. Chandragupta was influenced by Jainism and Ashoka was influenced by Budhism A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Where is the Rampurwa bull is now placed? A) President House. B) Parliament House. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President House. 15. The Mauryas tried to control:- A) Roads, Rivers. B) Tribute, Tax. C) All of These. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roads, Rivers. 16. Chandragupta Maurya found the Mauryan Empire ..... years ago. A) 2300. B) 2022. C) 3000. D) 2500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2300. 17. Ideas of chanakya were written down in which book? A) Vinay Pahnaka. B) Rigveda. C) Contract. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economics. 18. Ashoka's father founded the Mauryan empire A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. The Rampurva Bull, part of the Mauryan pillar is located in- A) Pune. B) Patna. C) Pataliputra. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bihar. 20. Where was Kalinga located? A) West Bengal. B) Odisha. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odisha. 21. Ashoka sent messengers to spread ideas about Dhamma to lands such as:- A) Egypt, Nepal, China, Japan. B) Greece, Sweden, Iran, Japan. C) Europe, Iran, Nepal. D) Syria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Greece. 22. Ashoka himself went from place to place to preach 'dhamma'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. When was the Mauryan Dynasty found? A) 2300 years ago. B) 2030 years ago. C) 2500 years ago. D) 2700 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2300 years ago. 24. Chanakya was ..... 's minister. A) Ajamatatas. B) Chandragupta. C) Brushed. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta. 25. With which area did Ashoka fight a war with? A) Mahmati. B) Karnataka. C) U.S.A. D) Kalinga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kalinga. 26. Which religion did Ashoka embrace? A) Jainism. B) Muslim. C) Buddhism. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 27. Ashoka gave up war after losing in Kalinga. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Ashoka's empire was founded by? A) Chandragupta. B) Pulakeshin. C) Chanakya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta. 29. To which direction was Taxila a gateway to? A) Does it matter?. B) North. C) East. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 30. Who was the Grandfather of Ashoka? A) Bindusara. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Bimbisara. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 31. What was the capital of Mauryan dynasty? A) Pataliputra. B) Taxile. C) Fingers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pataliputra. 32. Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. What was important to conquer to control the routes to South India A) Andhra. B) Avanti. C) Kalinga. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalinga. 34. Ashoka sent messengers to spread his idea about dhamma to ..... &, ..... A) SYRIA, EGYPT. B) China, Malaysia. C) RUSSIA, AMERICA. D) PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYRIA, EGYPT. 35. How did Asoka help spread Buddhism throughout India and the rest of the world? A) Asoka sent missionaries to spread the teachings of the Buddha to other kingdoms. B) Asoka conquered other kingdoms and forced them to follow Buddhism. C) Asoka forced his people to follow Buddhism or be executed. D) Asoka gave his people a tax break if they converted to Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asoka sent missionaries to spread the teachings of the Buddha to other kingdoms. 36. People in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with ..... A) Fruits and vegetables. B) Elephants, timber, honey and wax. C) Woods and medicinal plants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephants, timber, honey and wax. 37. "I saw a car collide ..... a motorbike." A) With. B) On. C) To. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 38. Ashoka Was inspired by A) Mahavira. B) Satkarni. C) Long. D) Buddha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddha. 39. Messengers were appointed to ensure that Dhamma Mahamattas do their work properly A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. What caused Ashoka to change his way of life? A) The sufferings created by the war in Kalinga disturbed Ashoka, so he converted to Buddhism. B) The second Mauryan emperor, Bindusara, ruled for twenty-five years. C) The armies of Buddha conquered his land and forced him to change. D) His wife the queen asked him to change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sufferings created by the war in Kalinga disturbed Ashoka, so he converted to Buddhism. 41. Who built roads, built rest houses, dug wells, arranged for medical treatment both for animals and humans? A) Ashoka. B) The Chinese. C) The officials. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 42. Each province was ruled by a provincial capital such as Taxilla and Pataliputra. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. In which langauge did ashoka mostly wrote his inscriptions? A) Sanskrittavyri SCRIPT. B) Magadhi Devanagari script. C) Natural script. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural script. 44. In which language Ashoka's inscription were composed A) PALI. B) BRAHMI. C) PRAKRIT. D) SANSKRIT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PRAKRIT. 45. The lions on the currency notes come from the Rampurwa bull capital. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Which Mauryan king gave up war after victory? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Bindusara. C) Ashoka. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 47. To which countries did Ashoka spread the ideas of DHAMMA? A) Sydney, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka. B) Syria, Egypt, Germany and Sri Lanka. C) Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka. D) Syria, England, Sri Lanka and Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka. 48. How many towers and gates were in Pataliputra? A) 64 towers and 570 gates. B) 570 towers and 64 gates. C) 570 towers and 63 gates. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 570 towers and 64 gates. 49. Unlike taxes which were collected on a regular basis ..... was collected as and when it was possible from people who gave a variety of things willingly A) Revenue. B) Rupees. C) Tribute. D) Permits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tribute. 50. "His edicts still speaks to us in a language we can understand and we can still learn much from them" Who said this A) Megasthenes. B) Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 51. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the ..... A) Officials. B) Emperor. C) Ashoka. D) Trades man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emperor. 52. Officials collected ..... from the area under the direct control of the ruler. A) Gold. B) Taxes. C) Agricultural produce. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxes. 53. "I ran ..... Tom while I was in the library. I haven't seen him for ages." A) In. B) At. C) Into. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 54. What Family is King Ashoka part of? A) The Paguli Family. B) The Mazais family. C) The Kardashian Family. D) The Mauryan Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mauryan Family. 55. Write the name of the Mauryan capital. A) Fingers. B) Blade. C) Pataliputra. D) Ridicule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pataliputra. 56. Two-Lakh People were killed in the war of Kalinga A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Who was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler? A) Seleucus Nicator. B) Lapathemes. C) Einstein. D) Megasthenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Megasthenes. 58. What is the wall made of? A) Lime stone and concrete. B) Stone and bricks. C) Bricks and cement. D) Stone and concrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stone and bricks. 59. Who found the Mauryan Empire and when? A) Chandragupta. B) 2300. C) Chandragupta Maurya, 2500 years ago. D) Chandragupta Maurya, 2300 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya, 2300 years ago. 60. What caused Asoka to change his way of life? A) The sufferings created by the war in Kalinga disturbed Asoka, so he converted to Buddhism. B) The second Mauryan emperor, Bindusara, ruled for twenty-five years. C) The armies of Buddha conquered his land and forced him to change. D) His wife the queen asked him to change. 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