This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. THE SCRIPT USED FOR ASOKEN INSCRIPTION WAS? A) BRAHMIN. B) PRAKRIT. C) TAMIL. D) ROMAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BRAHMIN. 2. Mauryan empire was founded by ..... A) Ashoka. B) Cautilla. C) Chandragupta Maurya. D) Bindusara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya. 3. "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. 4. Ashoka was Chandragupta's ..... A) Father. B) Son. C) Grandson. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandson. 5. 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. 6. The Great Wall of China is about ..... km long. a) b) c) d) A) 6400. B) 5400. C) 6000. D) 2500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6400. 7. After how many years of being king Ashoka conquered Kalinga? A) Eight. B) Five. C) Ten. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eight. 8. The ancient name of coastal Orrisa is A) KUTCH. B) Taxile. C) KALINGA. D) PATNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) KALINGA. 9. "Please apologise to them ..... me." A) Of. B) By. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 10. 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. 11. Language of Ashoka's inscriptions A) Sanskrit. B) Pali. C) Prakrit. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prakrit. 12. 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. 13. Ashoka's religion after Kalinga war A) Islam. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddhism. 14. In which language Ashoka's inscriptions were written? A) Prakrit. B) Sanskrit. C) French. D) German. E) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prakrit. 15. 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. 16. Which birds used to circle around the head of Ashoka? A) Trained eagles. B) Trained parrots. C) Trained pigeons. D) Trained peacocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trained parrots. 17. 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. 18. The Empire Ashoka ruled was founded by Chandragupta Maurya more than ..... years ago. A) 3300. B) 2200. C) 2300. D) 2100. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2300. 19. Why did Ashoka appoint dhamma mahamattas? A) To spread dhamma. B) To collect tributes. C) To collect taxes. D) To write inscriptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To spread dhamma. 20. Which is the other animal on Mauryan Pillar? A) (a) Lion. B) (b) Cat. C) (c) Dog. D) D) Bull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D) Bull. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Who kept a watch on the officials? A) Messengers. B) No one. C) Villagers. D) Spies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spies. 24. Many of Chanakya's ideas were written down in a book called ..... A) Panchatantra. B) VIVERY THIS. C) Want. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economics. 25. What is the name of the handbook of governance written by Chanakya? A) Chanakya ethics. B) Meaning. C) Economics. D) None of the above. 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