Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: The Mauryan Empire
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded the Mauryan Empire? [1]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chanakya
(D) Akbar
2. Who was Chandragupta's advisor? [1]
(A) Chanakya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Akbar
(D) Birbal
3. When was the Mauryan Empire founded? [1]
(A) Around 321 BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 100 CE
4. How was the empire administered? [1]
(A) Strong central government with ministers
(B) No administration at all
(C) Only local villages ruled independently
(D) Foreign rulers governed it
5. Who was Ashoka? [1]
(A) Chandragupta's grandson
(B) Chandragupta's father
(C) A foreign invader
(D) An unrelated king
6. What did Ashoka embrace after the Kalinga War? [1]
(A) Buddhism and non-violence
(B) More warfare
(C) A new empire
(D) Nothing changed
7. What was the Kalinga War? [1]
(A) A bloody war that changed Ashoka's views
(B) A peaceful treaty
(C) A trade agreement
(D) A minor skirmish
8. What lasting influence did the Mauryan Empire have? [1]
(A) Administration and cultural developments
(B) No influence at all
(C) Only negative influence
(D) Only military influence
9. Who founded the Mauryan Empire? [1]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chanakya
(D) Akbar
10. Who was Chandragupta's advisor? [1]
(A) Chanakya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Akbar
(D) Birbal
11. When was the Mauryan Empire founded? [1]
(A) Around 321 BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 100 CE
12. How was the empire administered? [1]
(A) Strong central government with ministers
(B) No administration at all
(C) Only local villages ruled independently
(D) Foreign rulers governed it
13. Who was Ashoka? [1]
(A) Chandragupta's grandson
(B) Chandragupta's father
(C) A foreign invader
(D) An unrelated king
14. What did Ashoka embrace after the Kalinga War? [1]
(A) Buddhism and non-violence
(B) More warfare
(C) A new empire
(D) Nothing changed
15. What was the Kalinga War? [1]
(A) A bloody war that changed Ashoka's views
(B) A peaceful treaty
(C) A trade agreement
(D) A minor skirmish
16. What lasting influence did the Mauryan Empire have? [1]
(A) Administration and cultural developments
(B) No influence at all
(C) Only negative influence
(D) Only military influence