This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 History Chapter 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which religion did ashoka take up after giving up war A) Hinduism. B) Muslim. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism. 2. Taxila was a gateway to the- A) Southern India. B) Northern India. C) Western India. D) Eastern India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern India. 3. Ashoka sent his daughter and son to propagate Buddhism in A) Greece. B) Sri Lanka. C) Malaysia. D) Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sri Lanka. 4. Who was Ashoka'a grand father A) Bindusara. B) Chandragupta Maurya. C) None of the Above. D) Megasthenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya. 5. Long before hindi was called as A) Devanbat. B) Devanagiri. C) Maggie. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devanagiri. 6. How many rocke edicts have been found A) 13. B) 14. C) 15. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 7. It was important to control roads and rivers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. ..... was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler of ..... named ..... A) Megasthenes, East Asia, Nicatour. B) MegaShenes, West Asia, Seleucus Nicator. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MegaShenes, West Asia, Seleucus Nicator. 9. Pataliputra was under the direct control of ..... A) Officials. B) Emperor. C) Governor. D) Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emperor. 10. Were the languages, food and clothes same in all kinds of places? A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. Who were sent to spy on officials? A) Spies. B) Tom Cruise. C) Emperors. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spies. 12. Megasthenes was- A) Chandragupta Maurya's ambassador. B) Seleucuscator's ambassador. C) Seleucus Nicator's ambassador. D) Ashoka's ambassador. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seleucus Nicator's ambassador. 13. Pataliputra had ..... towers and ..... gates. A) 570, 64. B) 470, 68. C) 857, 74. D) 357, 74. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 570, 64. 14. Ashoka is considered a unique ruler because A) He gave up fighting after winning a war. B) He read out to his people with edicts on Dhamma. C) He criticized rituals and sacrifices. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 15. Mauryan empire began more than ..... years ago. A) 2500. B) 5000. C) 2300. D) 1400. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2500. 16. The gateway to N-W and Central Asia A) Fingers. B) Saranath. C) Pataliputra. D) Taxile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taxile. 17. Chanankya trained ..... to overthrow the Nanda King. A) Sakatla. B) Chandragupta. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandragupta. 18. ..... was the greatest of the Mauryan kings A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Bindusara. C) Ashoka. D) Cautilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 19. Who was the son of Bindusara? A) Ashoka. B) Chandragupta. C) None of the above. D) Megastheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoka. 20. Megasthenes was an ambassador sent by a French ruler names Seleucus Nicator. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. How many towers supported the massive wall of Pataliputra? A) 670. B) 870. C) 570. D) 470. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 570. 22. Name of the bird which was included in the tree that was carried with emperor at the time of appearance in public: A) Trained Crows. B) Trained sparrows. C) Trained parrots. D) Trained ducks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trained parrots. 23. ..... was the main source of revenue for the Mauryan Empire. A) Taxation. B) Tributes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxation. 24. How many people were killed in the war of Kalinga? A) More than 20, 000. B) More than 40, 000. C) More than 60, 000. D) More than one Lakh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than one Lakh. 25. Who was the Greek ruler of West Asia? A) Megasthenes. B) Bindusara. C) Seleucus Nicator. D) Ashoka. 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