Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class Social Guide Pdf 11th Lesson First Empires Textbook Questions and Answers.
TS 6th Class Social 11th Lesson Questions and Answers -First Empires
(Improve Your Learning)
Question 1.
What did the lkshvaka rulers do to get acceptance from the various clan headmen? (Conceptual understanding.)
Answer:
Ikslwaka Kings tried to bring together the various headmen and small chiefs by intermarrying with their families. Thus they got their acceptance.
Question 2.
Why do you think Ashoka was a unique ruler? (Appreciation and Sensitivity)
Answer:
- Ashoka was the most famous Mauryan ruler.
- He was the first ruler who tried to take his message to the people through the inscriptions.
- Ashoka fought a war to conquer Kalinga and won it. But he seeing violence and bloodshed he was horrified and gave up the wars completely. He was the only emperor in the world who gave up wars after victory
- He followed and propagated the policy of dhamma by the inspiration of the teachings of Buddha.
- He appointed special officials by name ‘dhamma mahamatras to teach about dliamma.
- Ashoka got messages inscribed on the rocks and pillars and asked his officials to read for illiterates.
- Ashoka tried to solve all the problems of his subjects.
- He sent messengers to spread dhamma to other lands such as Syria. Egypt, Greece, and Srilanka.
- He built roads, dug wells and built rest houses.
- He arranged for medical treatment for both human beings and animals.
Question 3.
What enabled the establishment of Kingdoms in the Deccan 2000 years ago? (Conceptual understanding)
Answer:
- Around the time the Maurvas conquered Deccan large parts of the region had developed village settlements and small towns.
- Iron taxes and other items were being made and sold
- In sonic areas they also nice gold and made ornaments.
- These enabled the establishment of classes and later kingdoms. eg. : Satavahanas, lkshvakas.
Question 4.
Identify the three rivers and two territorial capitals in map 1. (Mapping skills)
Answer:
Question 5.
After the war of Kalinga, King Ashoka decided not to fight any more wars. Do you think these types of decisions promote world peace? How? (Appreciation and Sensitivity)
Answer:
- Yes, these types of decisions would definitely promote world peace.
- Because war causes huge destruction and loss of property lives of people and damage to infrastructure like transport. communication, electricity, etc.,
- This may lead to internal and internal disturbances in a country which effects the economy of a country.
- The decision of not waging wars helps people to maintain healthy relations with neighboring countries of the world.
Question 6.
Locate the following in the world map. (Mapping skills)
1. Syria,
2. Egypt.
3. Greece,
4. Sri Lanka,
5. India
Answer:
Question 7.
Hereditary ruling was prevailed at the time of king Ashoka. How is present ruling different from that time ‘(Reflection on contemporary/ issues and questioning)
Answer:
- During the time of Ashoka, the type of ruling used to be hereditary ie., son of the ruling king will rule the kingdom ne.t to him.
- But with changing time, the pattern of ruling also has been changed. At present, India is following democratic system of government.
- It means the ruling head of the country will be elected by people directly through elections.
- Here, there is no chance for heredity
Question 8.
Read the para under the title “Ashoka’s message to his subjects” and comment on it. (Reading the text (given), understanding and interpretation)
Ashoka’s messages to his subjects:
‘People perform a variety of rituals when they fall ill, when their children get married, when -children are born, or when they go on a journey. These rituals are not useful, If instead, people observe other practices, this would be more fruitful. What are these other practices? ‘They are: being gentle with slaves and servants: respecting one’s elders; treating all creatures with compassion: giving gifts to brahmins and monks,
‘It is wrong to praise one’s own religion or to criticize other’s religion. Each one should respect the other’s religion. If one praises one’s own religion while criticising others, one is actually doing greater harm to one’s can’t religion. ‘Therefore, one should try to understand the nain ideas of other’s religion, and respect it.’
Answer:
1) In the above-mentioned passage, Ashoka gives the following messages to his followers regarding the characters of an ideal human being.
2) He highlights the importance of religion to mankind on one hand and criticizes the ritualistic practices of religion.
3. He asks every pern or to understand the true preachings of even’ religion and not to criticize other religions b’ praising their own religion.
4) On the whole, Ashoka gave importance to well being o an individual than a particular religion.
Question 9.
Discuss what were the social policies during the Gupta period? (Conceptual understanding)
Answer:
- The Gupta kings were also great patrons of Brahnianic religious practices like Ashwamedha sacrifice,
- They also patronised Puranic Hinduism, especially. Vaishnavism and Shaivism building temples devoted to the various avatars of Vishnu, Shiva, and Durga and making endowments for worship in them.
- Such patronage of Gupta kings is said to have strengthened the process of integration of various elements like Yagnas, worship of a large number of local gods as manifestation of Shiva, Vishnu, or Durga, temple worship. gifts to Brahmins, etc. into Hindu religion.
- The Gupta kings also patronised and gave grants to Buddhist stupas like Sanchi stupa and Laina monasteries.
Question 10.
In what way do you think donations to Buddhist monasteries helped the Satavahana and lkshvaka Kings? (Conceptual understanding)
Answer:
Donations to the Buddhist monasteries helped the Satavahanas and lush ab kings to serve the Buddhism in a large scale and to get the blessings of Buddhist monks and finally Lord Buddha. They felt that their kingdoms and their people would prosper with the blessings of Buddha.
Question 11.
Do you think the performance of expensive yagnas and claiming to be the descendants of Sri Rama would have helped the lkshvakas to establish their claim to rule all the clans? (Conceptual understanding)
Answer:
Yes, by telling the descendency of Sri Rama, lkshvakas would haie got the respect and honour among the other clans, since the Hindu rulers had a great honour towards Sri Rama. On the other hand, the performance of expensive yagnas shows their greatness and valour. It also helped them to show superiority among the other clans.
(Project)
Question 1.
If you find any old inscriptions in your neighborhood, get some more information about it.
Answer:
I went to Golkonda fort, in Hyderabad. Here we find an inscription on the way to the top includes the Amber Khana (Royal Granary). It was written in Persian and mentioned that the granary was built by Khairad Khan in the year 1642. during the Quth Shah dynasty.
(In-text Questions)
Questions given in Box P. No. 93
Question 1.
From what sources do we learn about the Mauryan Empire?
Answer:
We learn about Slaurvan Empire from
- ‘Arthasastra written by Kautilsa,
- Indica of Megasthanese and
- Inscriptions of Ashoka.
Question 2.
Identify the trade routes of Mauryan Empire. Why were the trade routes were important for the emperors?
Answer:
The trade routes were important for the trade and crafts. The important routes were connecting large cities, sea ports and other countries. They were connecting many areas also.
Question 3.
What Is the difference between the Mahajanapadas and the empires?
Answer:
Mahajanapadas were small independent kingdoms mostly nwnarchìal, sometimes Republican. The empires were the vast geographical states having tributors kingdoms under them.
Questions given in Box P. No. 95
Question 4.
What methods were used by the Emperor to control the area under his direct control?
Answer:
During the Maui-van period the areas around the capital were under the direct control of the Emperor. The Emperor appointed officials to collect taxes from the people. He punished those who disobeyed the royal orders. There were spies also to collect information on the work of officers.
Question 5.
Why do you think the emperor needed spies within the empire?
Answer:
The emperor needed spies to collect information on what was going on, how the officers were working and to report to the emperor.
Question 6.
Why do you think the Mauryan emperors needed such diverse resources from various regions?
Answer:
The Maurvan emperors would have thought of the self-sufficiency and even surplus of the resources towards prosperity of the empire.
Question 7.
What do you think the farmers, craftsmen, traders, forest dwellers, and herders got In return for the taxes they paid?
Answer:
They were protected From robbers, thieves. They were given complete security for their wealth and properties.
Question 8.
In what way do you think cities like Takshasila, Suvarnagiri were important for the Mauryans?
Answer:
There were gold mines in Suvarnagiri. Takshasila was the importing point of various goods from various countries.
Question 9.
Why did the Emperors rule the region around Pataliputra. the provinces and the forests differently? Could they have made common rules or laws for all the three regions?
Answer:
a. Just like we have Central Government administration. State Government administration and administration for tribal areas, the Maui-yan emperors too administered Pataliputra, the provinces, and the forests differently for administrative convenience.
b. As maximum trade activities generally got concentrated lo capital city and more revenue was collected, the emperors administered pataliputra directly themselves.
c. The other big cities likeTakshasila, Ujain or Suvarnagiri were called provinces. Royal princes were entrusted the administration as entire administration of the empire could not be controlled by empire himself.
d. The tribal people lived in forests. They would have their own traditions and customs. The laws made for urban people couldnt hold good to tribal people.
e. If common rules or laws were made for all the three regions, administration would have failed because different styles of lives of people living in capital, provinces and forests.
Questions given In Box P. No 96
Question 10.
How did the Kalinga war bring about a change in Ashoka’s attitude towards war?
Answer:
In Kalinga war about 1½ lakh people were captured and more than a lakh of people were killed. He felt that it would repeat in all wars if he continued conquests. He felt that the Brahmins and monks would die. People might lose their near and dear. More than this, by seeing the bloodshed practically Ashoka was horrified. He changed his attitude towards wars.
Question 11.
Why do you think Ashoka inscribed his feelings about the Kalinga war on the rocks?
Answer:
Ashoka inscribed the message of dhamma on rocks for the future so that his son and his grandson after him should not think about war. Instead of that they could tr to think about spreading dhamma.
Question 12.
What would have been the impact of stopping all wars on the people living In the
subcontinent?
Answer:
The people lived peacefully. The kingdom on the subcontinent would be prosper by making friendship with each other and exchange the resources.
Questions given in Box P. No. 97
Question 13.
What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing Dhamma?
Answer:
Ashoka wanted to solve the following problems by introducing Dhamma
- Conflict between different religions
- Animal sacrifices
- III-treatment of slaves and servants
- Quarrels in families and among neighbours
Question 14.
Why do you think slaves and servants were Ill treated? Do you think the measures taken by the emperor Ashoka would have improved their condition? Give reasons for
your answer?
Answer:
Ill-treatment towards slaves and servants depended upon the nature of their employer. They might feel that they were inferior people to them and it was their duty to serve them. The edicts of Emperor Ashoka definitely would have improved the situation because those days were not like present. The people to some extent obeyed the ruler’s advices.
Question 15.
What did Ashoka do to spread the dhamma among the common people?
Answer:
Ashoka got his message inscribed on rocks and pillars instructing his officials to read them to those who were illiterate.
Question 16.
What did Ashoka promote instead of rituals?
Answer:
Ashoka promoted the following in the place of rituals
- Being gentle with slaves and servants
- Respecting one’s elders
- Treating all creatures with compassion
- Giving gifts to Brahmins and monks.
Question 17.
Locate the countries mentioned above as a map and describe the route from Patna to these countries: (Srilanka. Egypt. and Syria)
Answer:
Question 18.
A large number of these early towns had strong fortifications. What threat would they have faced ‘Why do you think they needed this?
Answer:
During the period of Mauryas there existed small kingdoms of clans. There were clashes among those clans. There was a threat from the foreign invaders also. There would have been the fear of forest tribes and wild animals. Hence the early towns had strong fortifications.
Question 19.
What similarities between the Indo-Gangetic valley and the Krishna-Tungabhadra valley led to the establishment of villages and towns there?
Answer:
Both of the above regions had densely settled villages and towns on they were very fertile and suited br agriculture.
Questions given in Box P. No. 99
Question 20.
Do you use baked bricks to build houses? Do you also have ring wells and underground pipes to carry dirty water?
Answer:
- Yes, my house is constructed by backed bricks to build houses.
- We also have ring wills in olden days but we can’t see now.
- Underground pipes are used to carry dirty water.
Question 21.
Have you seen any blacksmith’s workshop? Describe it in the classroom.
Answer:
Yes, I saw blacksmith workshop who works in the following steps.
- Build a small forge
- Get some steel rods or rebar.
- Assemble your tools
- Build your fire
- Insert your steel into the heart of your fire and add the air blast.
- After you have assembled your tools and lit a nice hot fire, get hammering.
Question 22.
Imagine yourself to be a trader who is taking products of Peddabankur to Rome. Write a story based on it.
Answer:
Students Activity.
Question 23.
Read this stone inscription, probably belonging to the period of Satavahanas. In the 8th ear of the reign of the King of Satavahanas, Sri Pulumavi, in his mahasenapati – Skandanagas janapada, located in Satavahana district, in the village Vepura headed by Kumaradatta, a Ganapati named Sarnva, who was a resident of this village and from the Kaunta clan got this tank excavated.
1. Which clan lived in Vepura village?
Answer:
Kaunta clan
2. Who was its headman?
Answer:
Kumaradatta
3. Who was in charge of the Janapada in which the village was situated?
Answer:
Skandanaga
4. Why do you think Gahapati Samva built the tank?
Answer:
Digging tank was a great auspicious act in the ancient days since it will reduce the problems of drinking and irrigation water.
Questions given in Box P. No. 101
Question 24.
Look at the map and find out if Telangana was ever under Gupta empire?
Answer:
No, the Telangana was not ever under Gupta empire.
Question 25.
Why do you think the Gupta rulers allowed old rulers of South India to continue to rule even after being defeated?
Answer:
- The Gupta rulers allowed old rulers of South India to continue lo rule even alter being defeated because Gupta rulers thought to administrate all over lndia is a great task for them.
- The defeated kings of South India by Gupta rulers agreed Gupta’s sovereignty in South India.
Question 26.
In what ways do you think giving villages to Brahmins would have helped the Gupta
Kings and their allies?
Answer:
- Land grants to the Brahmins on a large scale suggest that the Brahmins supremacy continued in Gupta time.
- The Brahmins presented the Gupta Kings as possessing the attributes of gods. All this helped to legitimize the position of the Gupta princes, who became great supporters of the Brahminical order.
Questions given in Box P. No.102
Question 27.
Why do you think the Gupta Kings supported Vedic sacrifices, temple worship, and Buddhist and Jaina monasteries?
Answer:
- The Guptas who were originally Vaishvas came to be looked upon as Kshatriyas by the Brahmins.
- So, Gupta Kings supported Vedic sacrifices, temple worship. Several beautiful temples who built during their rule and some of them can ever be seen today.
(Additional Questions)
Question 1.
What was the extent of Mauryan (Chandra Gupta Maurya’s) Empire?
Answer:
The Maurvan Empire had the Lindukush Mountains in the northwest, the Great Indian Desert, Gujarat. the Indus and Ganges Valley, the Malwa Plateau, the vast forests of central India. the Krishna.Tungabhadra Valley and the Godavari Valley.
Question 2.
Name the fertile areas of Mauryan Empire.
Answer:
The Ganges River valley The Krishna river valley. Malwa. Gujarat and Punjab were very fertile areas of Mauryan Empire.
Question 3.
What was the extent of Satavahana kingdom?
Answer:
Satavahanas or Andhras managed to build a large kingdom which extended from the banks of the Narmada river to the Krishna Godavari delta.
Question 4.
Who were the most important Satavahana Kings?
Answer:
Gautamiputra Satakarni, Vashistiputra Pulumavi and Yagnasri Satakarni.
Question 5.
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Answer:
Chandra Gupta Maurva was the founder of the Maurvan empire.
Question 6.
Name the Provincial capitals of the Mauryan Empire.
Answer:
Takshashila, Ujjaini, Tosali, and Suvarnagiri were the provincial capitals of the Mauryan Empire.
Question 7.
Who was the most famous Mauryan ruler?
Answer:
The most famous Mauryan ruler was Ashoka.
Question 8.
In which language were the inscriptions of Ashoka written?
Answer:
Most of the Ashoka’s insr1ptions were iii Prakrit and were written in the Brahmi script.
Question 9.
What was the ancient name of coastal Odisha?
Answer:
Kalinga was the ancient name of coastal Odisha.
Question 10.
Which was changed Ashoka?
Answer:
Kalinga war changed Ashoka.
Question 11.
Whose teachings inspired Ashoka?
Answer:
The teachings of the Buddha inspired Ashoka.
Question 12.
Who were Dharma mahamatras?
Answer:
Dharma mahamatras. were officers .ippointed by Ashoka who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma.
Question 13.
Where did the Satavahanas build Buddhist Monasteries and Stupas?
Answer:
Buddhist Monasteries and Stupas were built in Amaravathi, Bhattiprolu, Vadlamanu, etc.,
Question 14.
Who built monasteries at Nagarjuna konda?
Answer:
lkshvakas built monasteries at Nagarjuna Konda.
Question 15.
Name some important kings of lkshvakas.
Answer:
The important kings of Ikshvakas are Chaniamula and Virapurushadatta.
(Reading The Text (Given), Understanding And Interpretation)
Question 16.
Ashoka’s inscription describing the Kalinga war
This is what Ashoka declared in one of his inscriptions:
right years after becoming king I conquered Kalinga About a lakh and a halt people were captured. And more than a lakh of people were killed.
This filled me with sorrow. Why?
Whenever an independent land is conquered, lakhs of people die, and many are taken prisoners. Brahmins and monks also die. People who are kind to their relatives and friends, to their slaves and servants die or lose their loved ones.
That is why I am sad, and have decided to observe Dhamma, and to teach others about it as well. I believe that winning people over through dhamma is much better than conquering them through force.
I am inscribing this message for the future, so that my son and grandson after me should not think about war. Instead, they should try to think about how to spread dhamma,’ (‘Dhamma’ is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term ‘Dharma’)
1. Why did Kalinga war filled Ashoka with sorrow? (or) How did Kalinga war changed Ashoka?
Answer:
- About a lakh and half people were captured.
- More than a lakh of people were killed.
- Ashoka personally thought that whenever an independent land is conquered lakhs of people die and many taken as prisoners.
- Brahmins and Monks also die.
- People lose their loved ones.
- That is why the was sad and decided to observe Dhamma.
- He believed that winning people over through dhamma is much better than cors querying them through force.
Question 2.
Why did Ashoka describe the Kalinga war on inscriptions?
Answer:
- He inscribed the message for the future.
- So that his sons and grandsons should not think about war.
- Instead, he wanted them to think about how to spread dhamma. So he described the Kalinga war on inscriptions.
Question 17.
Arthasastra
It is said that Chanakya or Kautilya who was the minister of Chandragupta wrote this very important book on how to conquer and rule kingdoms. This book advises kings on how to protect themselves from conspiracies, how to tax different kinds of professions, and what kinds of resources were available in different parts of Indian subcontinent, etc.
Question.
Write about Arthasastra.
Answer:
1. This important book was written by Chanakya, the minister of Chandra Gupta.
2. This book advises kings on
- how to conquer and rule kingdoms.
- how to protect themselves from conspiracies.
- how to tax different kind of professionals.
- What kind of resources were available in India.
(Information Skills)
Question 18.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given under Ashoka’s inscription describing the Kalinga war. This is what Ashoka declared in one of his inscriptions:
Eight years after becoming king I conquered Kalinga. About a lakh and a half people were captured And more than a lakh of people were killed.
This filled me with sorrow, why?
Whenever an independent land is conquered, lakhs of people die and many are taken prisoners. Brabmins and monks also die. People who are kind to their relatives and friends, to their slaves and servants die or lose their loved ones.
That is why I am sad and have decided to observe Dhamma and to teach others about it as well. I believe that winning people over through dhamma is much better than conquering them through force.
I am inscribing this message for the future so that my son and grandson after me should not think about war. Instead, they should try to think about how to spread dhamma. (Dhamma is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit term Dharma’)
Question 1.
When did Ashoka conquer Kalinga?
Answer:
8 years after becoming king.
Question 2.
How many people were captured and how many were killed in Kalinga war’?
Answer:
About 1½ lakh people captured and one lakh people were killed.
Question 3.
Which filled Ashoka with sorrow?
Answer:
The battlefield was shattered with blood. The cutting limbs and hands were found everywhere in the baltic field. Ashoka heard the cries of mothers and wives whose sons and husbands were killed In the battlefield. Lakhs of people died and many were taken as prisoners. The people lamented fur the death of their friends, relatives, and beloved ones.
Question 4.
What did Ashoka decide? What did he believe?
Answer:
Ashoka was sad and decided to observe Dhamma and to teach others about it as well, Ashoka believed that winning people through Dhamma is much better than conquering them through force.
Question 5.
Why did Ashoka inscribe the message on rocks?
Answer:
Ashoka inscribed the message of dhamma on rocks for the future so that his sons and grandsons after him should not think about war. They should try to think about how to spread dhamma.
Question 19.
Mauryan Empire had Hindukush mountains on the northwest, the Great Indian Desert. Gujarat, the Indus and Ganges valley, the plateau of Malwass, the vast forests of Central India, the Krishna-Tungabhadra Valley, and also the Godavari valley.
1. Where are Hindukush mountains?
Answer:
Hindukush mountains are on the northwest of Mauryan F.mpire.
2. What were the river valleys included in the north side of Mauryan Empire?
Answer:
Indus and Ganges valleys.
Question 20.
| Dynasty | Famous rulers. |
| Satavahana | Gautamiputra S.atakami Pulumvavi, Yagnasri Satakarni |
| lkshvakas | Chantamula, Virapurushadatta |
1. To which dynasty did Pulumavi belong?
Answer:
Satavahana dynasty
2. Name the important rulers of lkshvakas.
Answer:
Chantamula, Virapurusuhadatta
(Reflection On Contemporary Issues And Questioning)
Question 21.
What is our National Emblem? From where did we adopt It?
Answer:
- The three lions of Saranadh Stupa is our national emblem.
- The government adopted it on 26 January 1950.
- It is adopted from Saranath Stupa of Ashoka.
Question 22.
All the students of your class went to a historical place. You saw some people writing their names, some pictures on the inscriptions and monuments there. Is It good?
Answer:
It is not correct to damage the inscriptions writing our names and pictures. The inscriptions are ven’ valuable to know the history. They are to be preserved carefully.
(Mapping Skills)
A. Map pointing:
Mark the following on the outline map of India.
1) Pataliputa.
2) Tosali,
3) Kalinga,
4) Suvarnagiri,
5) Uljaini,
6) Takshasila.
Answer:
B. Map Reading:
Look at the above map and answer the following questions.
1. When did the Ashoka Empire end.
Answer:
2250 years ago
2. Name an important city of Mauryas in Central India.
Answer:
Ujaini
3. In which direction is Tosali to Pataliputra?
Answer:
Straightly to the south
4. In which part of the Ashoka Empire is Takshasila?
Answer:
In the North West part.
5. Name the province marked in the south of Ashokan Empire.
Answer:
Suvarnagiri
(Appreciation And Sensitivity)
Question 1.
How do you appreciate Ashoka’s dhamma?
Answer:
- Ashoka adopted Dhamma after Kalinga war.
- It did not involve worship of any god or performance of any sacrifice.
- Ashoka wanted to teach the dhamma to his people and to solve their problems. The problems were
a) Conflict between different religions
b) Animal sacrifices
c) Ill-treatment of servants and slaves
d) Quarrels among íantilv numbers and among the neighbours.
4. Ashoka appointed special officials by name Dhamma Mahamatras for the propagation of Dhamma.
5. Ashoka got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars and instructed the officials to read them for illiterate people.
6. Ashoka sent messengers to the countries like Syria, Egypt, Greece, and Srilanka to spread the dhamma.
Message to the people:
- Rituals are not useful.
- Be gentle with slaves and servants.
- Respect elders treat all the creatures with compassion.
- Don’t praise your religion or criticise others religion.
- Understand the main idea of other religion and respect it.
Ashoka’s dhamma is applicable even today as it teaches for tolerance and love.
Objective Type Questions
Question 1.
He was among the earliest of emperors of the Indian subcontinent ( )
A) Ashoka
B) Chandra Gupta Maurya
C) Harsha
D) Pulakesi
Answer:
B) Chandra Gupta Maurya
Question 2.
The Emperor Ashoka ruled ( )
A) 1000 years ago
B) 1500 years ago
C) 2000 years ago
D) 2250 years ago
Answer:
D) 2250 years ago
Question 3.
This was not a province of Mauryan period ( )
A) Takshasila
B) Ujjaini
C) Suvarnagiri
D) Amaravati
Answer:
D) Amaravati
Question 4.
Most of the Ashoka inscriptions were in ……………….. language ( )
A) Prakrit
B) Sanskrit
C) Hindi
D) Telugu
Answer:
A) Prakrit
Question 5.
Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal ………………….. .( )
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Bengal
D) Kerala
Answer:
B) Odisha
Question 6.
Ashoka did not send messengers to spread dhamma to this place (country) ( )
A) Syria
B) Egypt
C) Japan
D) Srilanka
Answer:
C) Japan
Question 7.
Satavahanas ruled about ………………. years ( )
A) 100
B) 150
C) 50
D) 200
Answer:
D) 200
Question 8.
The capital of Satavahanas was ( )
A) Nagarjuna Konda
B) Paithan
C) Dhanyakataka
D) Takshasila
Answer:
B) Paithan
Question 9.
Vijayapuri was the capital of …………….. . ( )
A) Satav ahanas
B) lkshvakas
C) Mauryas
D) Nanda
Answer:
B) lkshvakas
Question 10.
The women of ……………….. dynasty made large donations to the monastery of Nagarjuna Konda ( )
A) Maurya
B) Satavahana
C) Gupta
D) Ikshvaka
Answer:
D) Ikshvaka
Question 11.
What does the map show? ( )
A) Sivaji Empire
B) Kanishka Empire
C) Ashoka Empire
D) Magadha Empire
Answer:
C) Ashoka Empire
Question 12.
Pataliputra is now called ( )
A) Path
B) Patna
C) Odisha
D) Afghanistan
Answer:
B) Patna
Question 13.
Ashoka invaded Kalinga. What Is the present name of Kalinga? ( )
A) Path
B) Patna
C) Odisha
D) Afghanistan
Answer:
C) Odisha
Question 14.
The south-end city of Ashoka empire ( )
A) Takshasila
B) Ujjayani
C) Suvarnagiri
D) Kalinga
Answer:
D) Kalinga