This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. In which language Ashoka's inscription were composed A) PALI. B) SANSKRIT. C) PRAKRIT. D) BRAHMI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PRAKRIT. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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) Rupees. B) Revenue. C) Permits. D) Tribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tribute. 8. "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. 9. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the ..... A) Emperor. B) Ashoka. C) Trades man. D) Officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emperor. 10. Officials collected ..... from the area under the direct control of the ruler. A) Gold. B) Money. C) Agricultural produce. D) Taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taxes. 11. "I ran ..... Tom while I was in the library. I haven't seen him for ages." A) At. B) On. C) Into. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 12. What Family is King Ashoka part of? A) The Kardashian Family. B) The Mazais family. C) The Paguli Family. D) The Mauryan Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mauryan Family. 13. What is the capital of the Mauryan empire? A) Pataliputra. B) Fingers. C) Taxile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pataliputra. 14. Write the name of the Mauryan capital. A) Pataliputra. B) Blade. C) Ridicule. D) Fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pataliputra. 15. Who was the Greek ruler of West-Asia? A) SELEUCUS NICATOR. B) Megasthenes. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SELEUCUS NICATOR. 16. Who is the founder of the Mauryan dynasty? A) Bindusara. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) Chanakya. D) Ashoka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 17. 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. 18. Who was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler? A) Lapathemes. B) Megasthenes. C) Einstein. D) Seleucus Nicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Megasthenes. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sufferings created by the war in Kalinga disturbed Asoka, so he converted to Buddhism. 22. 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. 23. How many lions are shown on our National Emblem? A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 24. The Mauryan dynasty was founded by ..... A) Bindusara. B) Ashoka. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Chanakya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 1Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 2Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 3Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 4Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 5Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 6Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 7Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 8Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 9Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books