NCERT Class 6 Chapter 7 Social Science History Ashoka the Emperor Who Gave Up War MCQ

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1. Greek king of west Asia

A. SeleuNicator

B. Seleucus Nicolas

C. SeleucusNicator

D. SeleuNicolus

2. Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?

A. Goats

B. Lions

C. Bulls

D. None of these

3. The gateway to the northwest was

A. Taxila

B. Ujjain

C. Pataliputra

D. Kalsi

4. Chandragupta was supported by a wise man named——

A. Rajaraja

B. Shashanka

C. Visakha Dattas

D. Chanakya

5. How many lions are shown in our national Emblem?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

6. lace where Ashokan Pillar is located

A. Lamhi

B. Sarnath

C. Sikral

D. Salarpur

7. As per Megasthenes, how many gates were in the Pataliputra?

A. 20

B. 35

C. 55

D. 64

8. What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?

A. Krishna

B. Mahavira

C. Sidhartha

D. Chandragupta Maurya

9. Adviser of Chandragupta Maurya

A. Buddha

B. Tansen

C. Kautilya

D. Birbal

10. In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?

A. Ramayana

B. Mahabharata

C. Arthashastra

D. None of these

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11. From which area was Taxila and Ujjain ruled?

A. Pataliputra

B. Bihar

C. Delhi

D. Agra

12. Chanakya’s idea were written down in a book called the—–

A. Indica

B. Arthashastra

C. Manusmriti

13. Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya?

A. Ashoka

B. Bindusar

C. Chandragupta

D. All of these

14. How many towers supported the massive wall of Pataliputra?

A. 670

B. 870

C. 570

D. 470

15. 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

16. Who was Bindusar’s son?

A. Chandragupta

B. Sidhartha

C. Ashoka

D. Ram Krishna Paramhans

17. Megasthenes was an a ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta by—

A. Alexander

B. SeleucusNitcator

C. Xandrames

D. Darius

18. What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?

A. Krishna

B. Mahavira

C. Sidhartha

D. Chandragupta Maurya

19. Item famous in the South

A. Beans

B. Millets

C. Cereals

D. Peppers

20. When member of same family become rulers one after another the family is after called a —–

A. Empire

B. Government

C. Dynasty

D. None of these

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21. In which language were the Ashoka’s inscriptions written?

A. Dev Nagari

B. Sanskrit

C. Tamil

D. Brahmi Script