CBSE Class 6 Social Science History Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War MCQs

Question. Greek king of west Asia
(a) Seleu Nicator
(b) Seleucus Nicolas
(c) Seleucus Nicator
(d) Seleu Nicolus

Answer : C

Question. The gateway to the northwest was
(a) Taxila
(b) Ujjain
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Kalsi

Answer : A

Question. Place where Ashokan Pillar is located
(a) Lamhi
(b) Sarnath
(c) Sikral
(d) Salarpur

Answer : B

Question. Adviser of Chandragupta Maurya
(a) Buddha
(b) Tansen
(c) Kautilya
(d) Birbal

Answer : C

Question. From which area was Taxila and Ujjain ruled?
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Bihar
(c) Delhi
(d) Agra

Answer : A

Question. How many towers supported the massive wall of Pataliputra?
(a) 670
(b) 870
(c) 570
(d) 470

Answer : C

Question. Megasthenes was an a ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by—
(a) Alexander
(b) Seleucus Nitcator
(c) Xandrames
(d) Darius

Answer : B

Question. Item famous in the South
(a) Beans
(b) Millets
(c) Cereals
(d) Peppers

Answer : D

Question. How can ‘a’ be written in Bengali?
(a) अ
(b) त्र
(c) ञ
(d) भ

Answer : C

Question. Mauryan Pillar was found here
(a) Rampurwa
(b) Badhia
(c) Sakarpura
(d) Kure

Answer : A

Question. Ashoka decided not to fight any more wars because he saw—
(a) Violence & bloodshed
(b) Power
(c) Force
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Royal princes often went to the provinces as ______
(a) Ministers
(b) Governors
(c) King
(d) Administrators

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is not a Maurya ruler
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Bindusara
(c) Ashoka
(d) Bimbisara

Answer : D

Question. What is Arthashastra
(a) Place
(b) Book
(c) Palace
(d) Officials

Answer : B

Question. A state of a vast empire is known as
(a) District
(b) Capital
(c) Provinces
(d) Village

Answer : C

Question. What is statecraft?
(a) An art of hunting in states
(b) An art of making pottery
(c) An art of running an provincial government or empire
(d) An art of making things in particular state

Answer : C

Question. Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?
(a) Goats
(b) Lions
(c) Bulls
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Item famous in the North-west
(a) Peppers
(b) Rice
(c) Blankets
(d) Gold

Answer : C

Question. Ancient name of Coastal Orissa
(a) Kalinga
(b) Rampurva
(c) Indraprastha
(d) Sarnath

Answer : A

Question. Prakrit word for Dharma
(a) Dhamma
(b) Dhamara
(c) Dhaam
(d) Dhamma

Answer : A

Question. Capital city of Ashoka
(a) Patliputra
(b) Sarnath
(c) Hastinapur
(d) Bodh gaya

Answer : A

Question. Ashoka’s religion after Kalinga war
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Muslim
(d) Zoroastrian

Answer : A

Question. 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

Answer : C

Question. Name of the Ashoka’s grandfather:
(a) Bindusara
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Chanakya
(d) Upgupta

Answer : B

Question. Chaitya is a
(a) A sacred animal
(b) A sacred thing
(c) A sacred bird
(d) A sacred place

Answer : D

Question. A state of an vast empire is known as
(a) District
(b) Capital
(c) Provinces
(d) Village

Answer : C

Question. From whom did they collected taxes
(a) Hunters
(b) Farmers
(c) Craftsman
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Arthashastra
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following occupation was not followed by the people lived within the Mauryan Empire
(a) Tailoring
(b) Craftsmanship
(c) Farming
(d) Hunting

Answer : A

Question. Chandragupta was supported by a wise man named—
(a) Rajaraja
(b) Shashanka
(c) Visakha Dattas
(d) Chanakya

Answer : A

Question. Who is the son of bindusara—
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Akbar
(c) Ashoka
(d) Ajatashatru

Answer : C