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 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 6 (51 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ashoka was nicknamed as A) Maharaj Ashok. B) Chand Ashoka. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chand Ashoka. 2. The Mauryan dynasty was founded by ..... A) Bindusara. B) Ashoka. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 3. State whether true or false:Ujjain was the gateway to the northwest. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Adviser of Chandragupta Maurya A) Birbal. B) Single-line. C) Buddha. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chanakya. 5. Many of Chanakya's idea are jotted down in? A) Economics. B) Joyous. C) Stag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economics. 6. Which of the following issues did Ashoka want to solve by introducing? A) Too many people were dying due to illnesses. B) Woman and children were being ill treated. C) People were cutting trees. D) People used to practice animal sacrifices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People used to practice animal sacrifices. 7. Who was Chandragupta's grandson? A) King Ashoka. B) The Buddha. C) Jason Bourne. D) Chandragupta III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Ashoka. 8. Ashoka decided not to fight anymore wars because he saw- A) Violence and blood shed. B) Power. C) Force. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Violence and blood shed. 9. Which part of India is abundant in Gold? A) East. B) North. C) South. D) North-west. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South. 10. ..... was the gateway to the northwest of the empire. A) Taxile. B) Fingers. C) Pataliputra. D) Rajgriha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxile. 11. Who was the most famous Mauryan ruler? A) Bindusara. B) Ashoka. C) Chandragupta. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 12. From whom did officials collected taxes A) Herders. B) Farmers. C) Craftsmen. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. Who was the most important ruler of Mauryan Dynasty A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Ashoka. C) Bindusara. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 14. Emperors need more resources than kings because emperors are rich and powerful. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals? A) Aryabhata. B) Ashoka. C) Chandra Gupta Maurya. D) In fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashoka. 16. Ashoka's grand father was A) Bindusara. B) Satyakam. C) CHANDRAGUPTA. D) SHANKARACHARYA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHANDRAGUPTA. 17. Ashoka gave up wars after losing in Kalinga A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. The most famous Mauryan ruler was ..... A) Ashoka. B) Megasthenes. C) Chanakya. D) Bindusara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 19. Where did Ashoka get his messages inscribed? A) On Rocks and pillars. B) On Buildings and houses. C) Around the palace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Rocks and pillars. 20. The north-west was important for ..... A) Gold and silver. B) Honey. C) Blankets. D) Precious stones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blankets. 21. Arthashastra was written by chanakya A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 22. "I really care ..... what happens to him." A) To. B) About. C) Of. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 23. Where is the Rampurwa bull located? A) Karnataka, Bangalore. B) Rasura, Bihar. C) Uttar Pradesh, Agra. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rasura, Bihar. 24. Who founded the mauryan empire? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Chanakya. C) Bindusara. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya. 25. THE SCRIPT USED FOR ASOKEN INSCRIPTION WAS? A) ROMAN. B) TAMIL. C) PRAKRIT. D) BRAHMIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BRAHMIN. 26. Mauryan empire was founded by ..... A) Ashoka. B) Cautilla. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Bindusara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 27. "His edicts (instructions) still speakto us in a language we can understand and we canstill learn much from them." Who said this? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) A.P.J Abdul Kalam. C) Pandit Jawaharlal nehru. D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pandit Jawaharlal nehru. 28. Ashoka was Chandragupta's ..... A) Father. B) Son. C) Grandson. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandson. 29. Which of these lands Ashoka did not send message of dhama A) Syria. B) Egypt. C) U.S.A. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U.S.A. 30. The Great Wall of China is about ..... km long. a) b) c) d) A) 5400. B) 2500. C) 6000. D) 6400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6400. 31. After how many years of being king Ashoka conquered Kalinga? A) Ten. B) Two. C) Five. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eight. 32. The ancient name of coastal Orrisa is A) Taxile. B) PATNA. C) KUTCH. D) KALINGA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) KALINGA. 33. "Please apologise to them ..... me." A) For. B) To. C) By. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 34. Pataliputra is present-day? A) Bihar. B) Rajasthan. C) My house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 35. Language of Ashoka's inscriptions A) Sanskrit. B) Hindi. C) Prakrit. D) Pali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prakrit. 36. How many towers and gates surrounded Pataliputra? A) 456 Towers and 872 Gates. B) 570 Towers and 64 Gates. C) 83 Towers and 72 Gates. D) 1 Tower and 1 Gate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 570 Towers and 64 Gates. 37. Ashoka's religion after Kalinga war A) Buddhism. B) Islam. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhism. 38. After which war did Ashoka began teaching Dhamma A) Fingers. B) Taxilla. C) Kalinga. D) Pataliputra. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalinga. 39. Which birds used to circle around the head of Ashoka? A) Trained eagles. B) Trained peacocks. C) Trained pigeons. D) Trained parrots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trained parrots. 40. If one praises one's own religion while criticising another's, one is doing greater harm to ..... A) One's own religion. B) The other person's religion. C) Everyone's religion. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One's own religion. 41. The Empire Ashoka ruled was founded by Chandragupta Maurya more than ..... years ago. A) 2200. B) 2300. C) 2100. D) 3300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2300. 42. Why did Ashoka appoint dhamma mahamattas? A) To write inscriptions. B) To collect tributes. C) To spread dhamma. D) To collect taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To spread dhamma. 43. Which is the other animal on Mauryan Pillar? A) (a) Lion. B) D) Bull. C) (b) Cat. D) (c) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D) Bull. 44. What was Southern India special for? A) Mud. B) Gold and Precious Stones. C) Silk. D) Wool and wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold and Precious Stones. 45. The most modern Indian Scripts have developed from ..... A) Ashokan Inscriptions. B) Brahmi Script. C) Greek Scripts. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmi Script. 46. Many of Chanakya's ideas were written down in a book called ..... A) VIVERY THIS. B) Economics. C) Want. D) Panchatantra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economics. 47. What is the name of the handbook of governance written by Chanakya? A) Chanakya ethics. B) Meaning. C) Economics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economics. 48. Priyadasi means good looking or handsome one. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Indika is written by ..... A) Ashoka. B) Megasthanes. C) Alexander. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Megasthanes. 50. Ashoka was known as a unique ruler in history because:- A) He was the only ruler who did not have his own castle. B) He was the first ruler to issue taxes. C) He was the first ruler to take his message to the people through inscriptions. D) He was the first ruler to go on conquests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was the first ruler to take his message to the people through inscriptions. 51. Officials punished those who, A) Touched the untouchables. B) Fought with the merchants. C) Disobeyed the ruler's orders. D) None of the above. 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