MCQ Questions for Class 6 History: Ch 8 Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War
1. 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
► (c) An art of running an provincial government or empire
2. Mauryan Pillar was found here
(a) Rampurwa
(b) Badhia
(c) Sakarpura
(d) Kure
► (a) Rampurwa
3. Item famous in the North-west
(a) Peppers
(b) Rice
(c) Blankets
(d) Gold
► (c) Blankets
4. Chaitya is a
(a) A sacred animal
(b) A sacred thing
(c) A sacred bird
(d) A sacred place
► (d) A sacred place
5. Item famous in the South
(a) Beans
(b) Millets
(c) Cereals
(d) Peppers
► (d) Peppers
6. Greek king of west Asia
(a) Seleu Nicator
(b) Seleucus Nicolus
(c) Seleucus Nicator
(d) Seleu Nicolus
► (c) Seleucus Nicator
7. From whom did they collected taxes
(a) Hunters
(b) Farmers
(c) Craftsman
(d) All of these
► (d) All of these
8. Prakrit word for Dharma
(a) Dhamma
(b) Dhamara
(c) Dhaam
(d) Dhammar
► (a) Dhamma
9. A state of an vast empire is known as
(a) District
(b) Capital
(c) Provinces
(d) Village
► (c) Provinces
10. Ashoka's religion after Kalinga war
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Muslim
(d) Zoroastrian
► (a) Buddhism
11. The national emblem of India has been taken from the pillar at Sarnath which had
(a) Bear
(b) Tiger
(c) Lion
(d) Snake
► (c) Lion
12. Capital city of Ashoka
(a) Patliputra
(b) Sarnath
(c) Hastinapur
(d) Bodh gaya
► (a) Patliputra
13. Adviser of Chandragupta Maurya
(a) Buddha
(b) Tansen
(c) Kautilya
(d) Birbal
► (c) Kautilya
14. Language of Ashokan inscriptions
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Pali
(c) Prakrit
(d) Urdu
► (c) Prakrit
15. Royal princes often went to the provinces as ______
(a) Ministers
(b) Governors
(c) King
(d) Administrators
► (b) Governors
16. How many lion are there on national emblem
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 2
► (c) 4
17. What is Arthashastra
(a) Place
(b) Book
(c) Palace
(d) Officials
► (b) Book
18. Ancient name of Coastal Orissa
(a) Kalinga
(b) Rampurva
(c) Indraprastha
(d) Sarnath
► (a) Kalinga
19. Place where Ashokan Pillar is located
(a) Lamhi
(b) Sarnath
(c) Sikral
(d) Salarpur
► (b) Sarnath
20. Which of the following is not a Maurya ruler
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Bindusara
(c) Ashoka
(d) Bimbisara
► (d) Bimbisara