Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (SSC) · History-Civics (इतिहास-नागरिकशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: India During the Maurya Period
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded the Maurya Empire? [1]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kautilya
(D) Bindusara
2. When was the Maurya Empire founded? [1]
(A) Around 321 BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 3000 BCE
3. Who wrote the Arthashastra? [1]
(A) Kautilya (Chanakya)
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta
(D) Bindusara
4. What does the Arthashastra cover? [1]
(A) Statecraft, economics, military strategy
(B) Only religion
(C) Only poetry
(D) Only art
5. Who was Ashoka? [1]
(A) Chandragupta's grandson, a Maurya ruler
(B) A foreign invader
(C) A trader
(D) A poet
6. What happened after the Kalinga War? [1]
(A) Ashoka embraced Buddhism
(B) Ashoka started more wars
(C) Nothing changed
(D) The empire collapsed immediately
7. What did Ashoka promote after Kalinga? [1]
(A) Peace and non-violence
(B) More warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Nothing specific
8. What are Ashoka's edicts? [1]
(A) Inscriptions promoting moral values
(B) Modern laws
(C) Coins
(D) Buildings
9. Who founded the Maurya Empire? [1]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kautilya
(D) Bindusara
10. When was the Maurya Empire founded? [1]
(A) Around 321 BCE
(B) Around 1000 CE
(C) Around 500 CE
(D) Around 3000 BCE
11. Who wrote the Arthashastra? [1]
(A) Kautilya (Chanakya)
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta
(D) Bindusara
12. What does the Arthashastra cover? [1]
(A) Statecraft, economics, military strategy
(B) Only religion
(C) Only poetry
(D) Only art
13. Who was Ashoka? [1]
(A) Chandragupta's grandson, a Maurya ruler
(B) A foreign invader
(C) A trader
(D) A poet
14. What happened after the Kalinga War? [1]
(A) Ashoka embraced Buddhism
(B) Ashoka started more wars
(C) Nothing changed
(D) The empire collapsed immediately
15. What did Ashoka promote after Kalinga? [1]
(A) Peace and non-violence
(B) More warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Nothing specific
16. What are Ashoka's edicts? [1]
(A) Inscriptions promoting moral values
(B) Modern laws
(C) Coins
(D) Buildings