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TS 6th Class Social Bits 11th Lesson First Empires
Objective Type Questions
I. Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the bracket.
1. Ashoka’s father was ……………
A) Chandragupta
B) Bindusara
C) Chanakya
D) Pulumavi
Answer:
B) Bindusara
2. Kautilya is another name of ……….
A) A province
B) Chief Minister
C) Chanakya
D) Chandragupta
Answer:
C) Chanakya
3. ………… is the ancient name of Coastal Odisha.
A) Pataliputram
B) Takshasila
C) Kalinga
D) Ujjayini
Answer:
C) Kalinga
4. Some years after Maha Padmananda
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Narasimha Varma
Answer:
B) Chandragupta Maurya
5. ………… is a unique ruler.
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta
C) Bindusara
D) Padmananda
Answer:
A) Ashoka
6. Kotilingala was the capital of this Janapada.
A) Avanti
B) Chedi
C) Matsya
D) As m aka
Answer:
D) As m aka
7. Kushans originally migrated from
A) Europe
B) West Asia
C) Russia
D) China
Answer:
D) China
8. The temples during Gupta rule were mainly belonged to
A) Vishnu
B) Siva
C) Saranath of Buddist Sculpture
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
9. Mehrauli Iron Pillar in Delhi was set up by
A) Chandragupta -1
B) Samudragupta
C) Chandragupta -11
D) Skandagupta
Answer:
C) Chandragupta -11
10. Temples at Deogarh were built by
A) Mauryas
B) Guptas
C) Satavahanas
D) Kushans
Answer:
B) Guptas
11. Large kingdoms
A) Empires
B) Sam rats
C) Constitutions
D) Civil goverments
Answer:
A) Empires
12. One of the early kings of the Indian Peninsula
A) Babar
B) Akhar
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Ashoka
Answer:
C) Chandragupta Maurya
13. The Mauryan emperors got these from people of different places
A) sources
B)taxes
C) both A & B
D)crops
Answer:
C) both A & B
14. The minister of Chandragupta
A) Chanakya
B) Koutilya
C) Both A & B
D) Ban a
Answer:
C) Both A & B
15. The book that was written by Chanakya / Kautilya
A) Arthasastra
B) Malavikagnimitram
C) Indica
D) Deva Chandragupta
Answer:
A) Arthasastra
16. The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta
A) Ptolemy
B) Plato
C) Magasthenese
D) Socrates
Answer:
C) Magasthenese
17. Magasthenese wrote
A) Indica
B) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
C) Exploration
D) None
Answer:
A) Indica
18. Pataliputra and its surrounding region was under the control of these duringc Mauryan period.
A) Raja Bhatas
B) Emperor
C) Minister
D) Army
Answer:
B) Emperor
19. Who gave information about the things in kingdom and officials to the king
A) Spies
B) Army
C) Minister
D) Samantas
Answer:
A) Spies
20. Who carries the orders of emperor to the the officials ?
A) Ministers
B) Samanthas
C) Ambassadors
D) Spies
Answer:
C) Ambassadors
21. The Emperor estimates the work efficiency of the officials with the help of these persons.
A) Ministers
B) Members of emperors’s family
C) Both A&B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A&B
22. The royal provinces during the Mauryan region
A) Thakshasila
B) Ujjain
C) Suvarnagiri
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
23. The region of gold mines during the Mauryan rule
A) Thakshasila
B) Ujjain
C) Suvarnagiri
D) Magadha
Answer:
C) Suvarnagiri
24. Foreign goods are available in this region during Mauryan period.
A) Suvarnagiri
B) Thakshasia
C) Ujjain
D) Madhura
Answer:
B) Thakshasia
25. The famous Mauryan ruler
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Kanishka
Answer:
A) Ashoka
26. The king who send information through laws
A) Bindusara
B) Ashoka
C) Brahamagupta
D) Kanishka
Answer:
B) Ashoka
27. The laws of Asoka were mainly in this script
A) Brahmi
B) Devanagari
C) Dravida
D) Arabic
Answer:
A) Brahmi
28. The coastal city, present ‘Odisha’s, previous name
A) Anga
B) Vanga
C) Kalinga
D) Utkala
Answer:
C) Kalinga
29. Ashoka declared that he would never participate in wars after this war.
A) Kanauj
B) Chowsa
C) Kalinga
D) Panipat
Answer:
C) Kalinga
30. The only one king, who withdrew himself from wars, even though he won
A) Alexander
B) Ashoka
C) Allaudhin Kilji
D) Akbar
Answer:
B) Ashoka
31. “I believe that winning people through Dhamma is much better than conquering them through force” These words were by
A) Alexander
B) Akbar
C) Ashoka
D) Kanishka
Answer:
C) Ashoka
32. The Sankrit word that is equal to ’Dhamma’
A) Dharmam
B) Truth
C) Thought
D) Marga
Answer:
A) Dharmam
33. Who ruled his people as his own children?
A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Buddha
D) Chandragupta
Answer:
A) Ashoka
34. These were appointed Ashoka for spreading his Dhamma.
A) Ministers
B) Mahajanapadas
C) Dhamma Mahamatralu
D) Republicans
Answer:
C) Dhamma Mahamatralu
35. Ashoka sent his ambassadors to these far off places for spreading his dhamma.
A) Syria
B) Egypt
C) Greece, Sri Lanka
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
36. Medical facilities were arranged to not only human beings but also animals
A) Alexander
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Kanishka
Answer:
B) Ashoka
37. ‘They are : being gentle with slaves and servants, respecting one’s elders, treating all creatues with compassion, giving gifts to brahmins and monks”. Who said these words
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Kanishka
Answer:
A) Ashoka
38. “If one praises one’s own religion while criticising others, one is actually doing greater harm to one’s own religion
A) Alexander
B) Bindusara
C) Buddha
D) Ashoka
Answer:
D) Ashoka
39. In the olden days groups of people were formed by this
A) Birth
B) Marriage
C) Relation with two
D) None
Answer:
C) Relation with two
40. The vast empire that was extended between the rivers Narmada to Krishna & Godavari, was established by
A) Ikshvakas
B) Andhra Satavahanas
C) Vishnu Kundinus
D) Bruhatpalayans
Answer:
B) Andhra Satavahanas
41. The famous emperor is Satavahanas
A) Gowthamiputra Satakarni
B) Vashishtiputra Pulumavi
C) Yagnasri Satakarni
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
42. Many Grihapatis, their women, traders donated to build stupas, Boudha Aramas in these places.
A) Amaravathi
B) Bhattiprolu
C) Vadlamanu
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
43. Satavahanas maintain trade with these far off places.
A) Bengal
B) Rome
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B
44. This place is situated at the confluence of Peddavagu and river Godavari in Jagitial district in Telangana state
A) Kotilingala
B) Karimnagar
C) Sirisilla
D) Bejjanki
Answer:
A) Kotilingala
45. The capital city of Asmaka Janapada one of the 16 Mahajanapadas was
A) Karimnagar
B) Bejjanki
C) Kotilingala
D) Lin gam Gunta
Answer:
C) Kotilingala
46. The first capital of the Satavahana dynasty
A) Amaravathi
B) Paithan
C) Kotilingala
D) Boddhan
Answer:
C) Kotilingala
47. The coins of these person’s rule were found in Kotilingala.
A) Simuka
B) Kanha
C) Satakarni
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
48. The Buddhist stupas, Viharas, Chaityas were found in this place in Telangana.
A) Phanigiri, Nelakondapally
B) Kondapur, Dhulikata
C) Peddabankur, Kesaragutta
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
49. The ‘Myakadoni’ was inscribed by
A) Hala
B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
C) Sri Pulomavi
D) Yagnasri Satakarni
Answer:
C) Sri Pulomavi
50. The rulers who come to throve after Satavahanas
A) Ikshwakas
B) Vishnukundins
C) Bruhat Palayanas
D) Anandagathrajas
Answer:
A) Ikshwakas
51. The Guptas build temples in this places.
A) Deogarh and (Jdayagiri in Madhya Pradesh)
B) Bhitragoan. Eran in UP
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B
52. The famous king in Ikshvaku dynasty
A) Chantamula
B) Virapurusha Datta
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B
53. These expressed themselves as the heirs of lord Rama dynasty
A) Vishnukundins
B) Salamkayans
C) Ikshvaka
D) Anandagothrajas
Answer:
C) Ikshvaka
54. The architect of Arama and stupa on the Nagaijuna hill
A) Vishnukundins
B) Salankayans
C) Ikshvakas
D) Anandagothrajas
Answer:
C) Ikshvakas
55. The Kushans originaly migrated from China and gradually established an empire with its centre in ………. more than 2000 years ago.
A) Pakistan
B) Afghanistan
C) India
D) Bangladesh
Answer:
B) Afghanistan
56. The famous king in Kushan dynasty
A) Kanishka
B) Kujula cod pisis
C) Leemacod pisis
D) None
Answer:
A) Kanishka
57. Kaniska came to throne in
A) 10 CE
B) 78 CE
C) 320 CE
D) 330 CE
Answer:
B) 78 CE
58. Kushans ruled the regions on banks of this river in Afghanistan.
A) Yamuna
B) Jhelum
C) Oxus
D) Chenab
Answer:
C) Oxus
59. There was a great trade between India, China, Iran, Rome during the rule of this ……….. dynasty.
A) Kushans
B) Guptas
C) Mauryas
D) Nandus
Answer:
A) Kushans
60. Gold was flown during the period of this dynasty.
A) Guptas
B) Mauryas
C) Kushans
D) Nandus
Answer:
C) Kushans
61. The Saka – Era was started
A) 78 CE
B) 80 CE
C) 320 CE
D) 430 CE
Answer:
A) 78 CE
62. The founder of the Saka-Era
A) Kanishka
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta
D) Bimbisara
Answer:
A) Kanishka
63. Who got total control over the region in North India – from Gujarat to Bengal, Delhi to present Madhya Pradesh ?
A) Guptas
B) Nandas
C) Kushans
D) Surgas
Answer:
A) Guptas
64. Mehrauli Iron pillar was setup by
A) Chandra Gupta -1
B) Samudra Gupta
C) Chandra Gupta -11
D) Kumara Gupta
Answer:
C) Chandra Gupta -11
65. The Gupta kings were also great patrons of Brahmanic religious
A) Ashwamedha sacrifice
B) Rajasuya yaga
C) Offering prayers to nature powers
D) Offering prayers to Hindu Gods
Answer:
A) Ashwamedha sacrifice
66. 
Whose portrait is this ?
A) Chanakya
B) Chandragupta
C) Ashoka
D) Vikramaditya
Answer:
C) Ashoka
67. “Eight years after becoming the king / conquered Kalinga. About one lakh people died and about one and half lakh people were captured. This filled me with sorrow”.
Who said these words ?
A) Harshavardhana
B) Raja Raja Narendra
C) Kanishka
D) Ashoka
Answer:
D) Ashoka
68. Match the following.
1) Kanishka ( ) A) Ikshvaka dynasty
2) Virapurusha Datta ( ) B) Kushan dynasty
3) Vepura ( ) C) Kumaradatta
A) 1 – A. 2 – B. 3 – C
B) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – C
C) 1 – C, 2 – B ,3 – A
Answer:
B) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – C
69. ……… was the son of Bindusara.
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta
C) Kautilya
D) Pulumavi
Answer:
A) Ashoka
70. Hindukush mountains are located in
A) North East
B) North West
C) South East
D) South West
Answer:
B) North West
71. Ashoka’s ………. did not involve worship of a God.
A) Message
B) Inscription
C) Quotation
D) Dhamma
Answer:
D) Dhamma
72. Satavahanas ruled over about ……… years ago.
A) 5000
B) 4000
C) 3000
D) 2000
Answer:
D) 2000
73. ……….. advises kings on how to protect themselves from conspiracies.
A) Arthasasthra
B) Ashtadhyaya
C) Vyakaran
D) Charaka Samhita
Answer:
A) Arthasasthra
74. Before the Mauryas, Kautilya worked with in this kings.
A) Guptas
B) Satavahanas
C) Nandas
D) British
Answer:
C) Nandas
75. Read the table and answer the questions
| Chanakya | Arthasasthra |
| Ashoka | Priyadarsini |
| Mahendra | Son of asoka |
| Amaravathi | Dhanya Kataka |
The name of the book “Priyadarsini” was written by
A) Chanakya
B) Mahendra
C) Asoka
D) Satakarni
Answer:
C) Asoka
76. The old name of Amaravathi.
A) Dhanvakataka
B) Prathisthanpuram
C) Pataliputra
D) None
Answer:
A) Dhanvakataka
77. Who went to Srilanka for Dharma Prachara ?
A) Chanakya
B) Ashoka
C) Mahendra
D) Satakarni
Answer:
C) Mahendra