Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?

1

(a)

Bindusara

(b)

Ashoka

(c)

Bimbisara

(d)

Samudragupta

Who was the grandfather of Ashoka?

1

(a)

Chandragupta

(b)

Ashoka

(c)

Balwan

(d)

Samudragupta

At present, where the Rampurwa bull has been placed?

1

(a)

Bihar Bhavan Bhavan

(b)

Rashtrapati

(c)

Parliament

(d)

India Gate

Arthashastra was written by

1

(a)

Ashoka

(b)

Kautilya

(c)

Chandragupta

(d)

Vishvamitra

Kalinga is the ancient name of

1

(a)

Coastal Karnataka

(b)

Coastal Odisha

(c)

Coastal Goa

(d)

Coastal Maharashtra

Officials collected_______________from the area under the direct control of the ruler.

1

(a)

taxes

Royal princes often went to the provinces as___________________

1

(a)

Governors

The capital of Mauryan empire was __________________

1

(a)

Pataliputra

The most famous ___________ruler was Ashoka

1

(a)

Mauryan

_____________is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term Dharma.

1

(a)

Dhamma

Ujjain was the gateway to the North-West.

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(a) True

(b) False

Many of Chanakya's ideas were written down in a book called the Dharmashastra.

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(a) True

(b) False

Officials also punished those who disobeyed the ruler's orders.

1

(a) False

(b) True

'Dhamma' is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term 'Dharma'.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The 'dhamma' also reached other countries.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What do you mean by an empire?

1

(a)

Large kingdom where different types of people live in different parts of the kingdom is known as an empire.

Who was Megasthenes?

1

(a)

Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the Court of Chandragupta by the Greek ruler Seleucus Nicator.

Explain the term Tribute.

1

(a)

Tributes were the payments that were not collected regularly, but at times, when it was possible. Tribute could be in the form of a variety of things.

How did the Kalinga war bring about a change in Ashoka's attitude towards war?

2

(a)

What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?

2

(a)

Suppose you had the power to inscribe your orders, what four commands would you like to issue?

2

(a)

Which area was under the direct control of the emperor?

2

(a)

Discuss the Great Wall of China. 

4

(a)

The empire was a vast territory. How did the emperors run the empire?

4

(a)

Answer the questions based on the picture given below:

(i) Which type of bull is shown in the picture?
(ii) Above picture belongs to which dynasty?
(iii) Where it has been found?

5

(a)

Mark the following places on the outline map of India:
(i) Pataliputra
(ii) Ujjain
(iii) Rampurwa
(iv) Kaushambi

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(a)