This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is the ancient name of Coastal Orissa. A) Bengal. B) Magadha. C) Kalinga. D) Rajputana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalinga. 2. Which city was the capital of the Mauryan Empire? A) Taxile. B) Fingers. C) Saranath. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pataliputra. 3. When member of same family become rulers one after another the family is after called a ..... A) Empire. B) Local Government. C) Government. D) Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dynasty. 4. Nicator gave his daughter ..... in marriage to Chandragupta. A) Helena. B) Ringtone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helena. 5. Ashokas inscription were in ..... & were written in the ..... script. A) Sanskrit, Sanskrit. B) Prakrit, Brahmi. C) Prakrit, Pali. D) Sanskrit, Brahmi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prakrit, Brahmi. 6. What was name of grandfather of Ashoka? A) Krishna. B) Mahavira. C) Sidhartha. D) Chandragupta Maurya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya. 7. Ujjain was a gateway to ..... and ..... regions A) North and south regions. B) East and west regions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North and south regions. 8. Spies kept a watch on ..... A) Emperor. B) Farmers. C) Servants. D) Officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Officials. 9. The bull capital was found in- A) Saranath. B) Sanchi. C) Pataliputra. D) Rampurva. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rampurva. 10. Item famous in the North-west A) Blanket. B) Gold. C) Pepper. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blanket. 11. Ashoka's inscriptions were mostly in ..... A) Sanskrit. B) Prakrit. C) Hindi. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prakrit. 12. Greek king of west Asia A) Selected nice. B) Seleucus Nicator. C) Seleucus Nicolas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seleucus Nicator. 13. Why did Ashoka decide not to fight any more wars? A) Because he thought he had conquered enough land. B) Because he was so horrified when he saw the violence and bloodshed of the war. C) Because he was afraid of other nations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he was so horrified when he saw the violence and bloodshed of the war. 14. The lions which we see on our notes are carved in stone in- A) Pataliputra. B) Taxile. C) Fingers. D) Saranath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saranath. 15. Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Dhamma is a Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term ..... A) Dharma. B) Inherit. C) Bhakti. D) Shakti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharma. 17. Many of Chanakyas ideas were written in book called ..... A) Indicate. B) Economics. C) VEDAS. D) Commentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economics. 18. ..... (a) ..... was an Ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by a Greek Ruler called ..... (b) ..... ( Hint:look carefully at the order) A) Chanakya, (b) Alexander the Great. B) Vardhman, (B) Drako. C) Seleucus Nicator, (b) Megasthenes. D) Megasthenes, (b) Seleucus Nicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Megasthenes, (b) Seleucus Nicator. 19. What is the ancient name of Coastal Orissa? A) Kalinga. B) Taxile. C) Fingers. D) Pataliputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kalinga. 20. At which year of his life, Chandragupta Maurya became an ascetic? A) 40. B) 41. C) 42. D) 43. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 42. 21. Royal princes were sent as governors to provinces. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Indian lions standing back to back, on an decorative base, and we can see it on Indian currency notes. It was originally placed atop the Ashoka pillar at an important Buddhist site. What is the name of that site? A) Saranath. B) Gone. C) Ajanta. D) Ellora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saranath. 23. Arthashastra tells us that north west was important for what? A) Blankets. B) Silver. C) Iron. D) Magnesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blankets. 24. What is the meaning of word Dhamma? A) Environment. B) Dharma. C) Both (A and B). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 25. Bindusara believed in- A) Livelihood philosophy. B) Indian philosophy. C) Mauryan philosophy. D) Jain philosophy. 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