This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. The Rampurva Bull, part of the Mauryan pillar is located in- A) Pataliputra. B) Pune. C) Patna. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bihar. 3. Where was Kalinga located? A) West Bengal. B) Odisha. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odisha. 4. Ashoka sent messengers to spread ideas about Dhamma to lands such as:- A) Europe, Iran, Nepal. B) Greece, Sweden, Iran, Japan. C) Syria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Greece. D) Egypt, Nepal, China, Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Greece. 5. 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. 6. When was the Mauryan Dynasty found? A) 2700 years ago. B) 2030 years ago. C) 2300 years ago. D) 2500 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2300 years ago. 7. Chanakya was ..... 's minister. A) Ajamatatas. B) Chandragupta. C) Brushed. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta. 8. With which area did Ashoka fight a war with? A) Mahmati. B) Kalinga. C) Karnataka. D) U.S.A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalinga. 9. Which religion did Ashoka embrace? A) Muslim. B) Christian. C) Buddhism. D) Jainism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 10. 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. 11. Ashoka's empire was founded by? A) Chandragupta. B) Pulakeshin. C) Chanakya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta. 12. 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. 13. Who was the Grandfather of Ashoka? A) Bindusara. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Bimbisara. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 14. What was the capital of Mauryan dynasty? A) Pataliputra. B) Taxile. C) Fingers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pataliputra. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. Ashoka sent messengers to spread his idea about dhamma to ..... &, ..... A) China, Malaysia. B) SYRIA, EGYPT. C) RUSSIA, AMERICA. D) PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SYRIA, EGYPT. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. "I saw a car collide ..... a motorbike." A) To. B) With. C) Against. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 21. Ashoka Was inspired by A) Mahavira. B) Buddha. C) Satkarni. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddha. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Each province was ruled by a provincial capital such as Taxilla and Pataliputra. A) True. B) False. 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