Class 6th Social Science History Chapter – 7 Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War MCQ

November 14, 2022

Class 6th Social Science History Chapter – 7 Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War

Textbook	NCERT
Class	6^th
Subject	Social Science (History)
Chapter	7^th
Chapter Name	Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War
Category	Class 6th Social Science (History)
Medium	English
Source	Last Doubt

Class 6th Social Science History Chapter – 7 Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War

Chapter – 7

Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War

MCQ

(1) Who was Bindusar’s son?

A. Chandragupta
B. Sidhartha
C. Ashoka
D. Ram Krishna Paramhans

Answer – (C) Ashoka

(2) Who was supported by a wise man named Chanakya?

A. Ashoka
B. Bindusar
C. Chandragupta
D. All of these

Answer – (C) Chandragupta

(3) In which book were Chanakya’s ideas written?

A. Ramayana
B. Mahabharata
C. Arthashastra
D. None of these

Answer – (C) Arthashastra

(4) What was name of grandfather of Ashoka?

A. Krishna
B. Mahavira
C. Sidhartha
D. Chandragupta Maurya

Answer – (D) Chandragupta Maurya

(5) How many lions are shown in our national Emblem?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

Answer – (C) Four

(6) Which are the animals shown in our national Emblem?

A. Goats
B. Lions
C. Bulls
D. Both B. & C.

Answer – (D) Both B. & C.

(7) How can ‘a’ be written in Bengali?

A. अ
B. त्र
C. ञ
D. भ

Answer – (C) ञ

(8) Which is the other animal on Mauryan Pillar

A. Lion
B. Cat
C. Dog
D. Bull

Answer – (D) Bull

(9) 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

Answer – (D) More than one Lakh

(9) 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

Answer – (D) More than one Lakh

(10) How many towers supported the massive wall of Pataliputra?

A. 670
B. 870
C. 570
D. 470

Answer – (C) 570

(11) What is the meaning of word Dhamma?

A. Environment
B. Dharma
C. Both A. and B.
D. None of these

Answer – (B) Dharma

(12) In which language were the Ashoka’s inscriptions written?

A. Dev Nagari
B. Sanskrit
C. Tamil
D. Brahmi Script

Answer – (D) Brahmi Script

(13) From which area was Taxila and Ujjain ruled?

A. Pataliputra
B. Bihar
C. Delhi
D. Agra

Answer – (A) Pataliputra

(14) Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of _____ by the Greek ruler of West Asia named Seleucus Nicator.

A. Chandragupta
B. Bindusar
C. Samudragupta
D. Kautilya

Answer – (A) Chandragupta

(15) The last Mauryan emperor was

A. Jaloka
B. Avanti Verma
C. Nandi Vardhana
D. Brihadratha

Answer – (D) Brihadratha

(16) Identify the correct statement.

A. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor.
B. This meant that officials were appointed to collect taxes from farmers, herders, crafts persons and traders, who lived in villages and towns in the area.
C. Officials also punished those who disobeyed the ruler’s orders.
D. All of the above

Answer – (D) All of the above

(17) Ashoka sent messengers to spread ideas about dhamma to other lands, such as Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka?

A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Samudragupta
D. Both a and b

Answer – (B) Ashoka

(18) The Mauryas were a dynasty with three important rulers – Chandragupta, his son Bindusara, and Bindusara’s son, Ashoka.

A. True
B. False

Answer – (A) True

NCERT Solutions Class 6th History All Chapter Notes

Chapter 1 What, Where, How and When?

Chapter 2 From Hunting – Gathering to Growing Food

Chapter 3 In the Earliest Cities

Chapter 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us

Chapter 5 Kingdoms, Kings and An Early Republic

Chapter 6 New Questions and Ideas

Chapter 7 Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War

Chapter 8 Vital Villages, Thriving Towns

Chapter 9 New Empires and Kingdoms

Chapter 10 Buildings, Paints and Books

NCERT Solution Class 6th History Question & Answer