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Class 6 History
Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War
Quiz 2
Who appointed dhamma mahamattas to teach people about dhamma?
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Ashoka
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Mahendra
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Chanakya
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All of above
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Ashoka appointed officials, known as the dhamma mahamatta who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma. Besides, Ashoka got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars, instructing his officials to read his message to those who could not read it themselves.
Ashoka's Dhamma did not involve _________.
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Worship of a God
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Performance of a sacrifice
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Performance of Yagna
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All of the above
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Ashoka's Dhamma did not involve worship of a God, performance of a sacrifice or performance of Yagna. Some of the important features of Ashoka's Dhamma are listed below:
Ahimsa was central to Dhamma and there was a ban on sacrifices
Women were asked not to believe in false rituals
Obedience to mother and father
Courtesy to slaves and servants
Liberality towards friends and relatives
Having respect for other sects
Welfare of animals
Responsibility of king towards welfare of his subjects
A well-organised state machinery was introduced for the first time by _____.
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The Vedic Aryans
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Alexander
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The Guptas
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The Mauryas
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Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–297 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India and was a pivotal figure in the history of India. India achieved her political unity under the Maurya dynasty of which Chandragupta Maurya was the founder. After unifying much of India, Chandragupta and Chanakya passed a series of major economic and political reforms. He established a strong central administration. Chandragupta's India was characterized by an efficient and highly organized structure. The empire built infrastructure such as irrigation, temples, mines, and roads, leading to a strong economy. Such measures are first witnessed under the Mauryan Empire in India.
The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from _____.
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Buddhism
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Jainism
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Brahmanism
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The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
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Dhamma is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Ashoka’s dhamma was neither a new religion nor a new political philosophy. Rather, it was a way of life, a code of conduct and a set of principles to be adopted and practiced by the people at large.
Which of the following explains the duties of Dharmamahamatras?
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The Minor Rock Edicts
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The two Kalinga Edicts
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Arthasastra
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Indica
In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself ______.
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Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
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Ashoka Priyadarshi
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Dharmasoka
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Devaputra
Explanation
In the inscriptions, Ashoka refers to himself as "Beloved of the Gods" (Devanampiya).
During the Mauryan period, the administration of Pataliputra was in the hands of ______.
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three boards
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four boards
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five boards
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six boards
Ashoka has been particularly influenced by the Buddhist monk _____.
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Ambhi
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Upagupta
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Asvaghosha
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Vasubandhu
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Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the famous Buddhist monk Upagupta. Due to his influence Ashoka embraced Buddhism. Upagupta is also known as the spiritual teacher of Mauryan King Ashoka. Upagupta's guru was the disciple of Buddha's attendant Ananda and his name was Sanavasi.
After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
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After the conquest of Kalinga, the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
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He was not wishing to expand his empire further
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He was moved by the violence, slaughter, and sufferings to the combatants and non-combatants in the war
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Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
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The Kalinga War was fought between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga. The Kalinga War included one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Indian history. He was moved by the violence, slaughter, and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war. As a result he decided to follow the path of dhamma and instead of violence and battles, he went for dhammavijaya.
Dharmamahamatras were ______ during the Mauryans.
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Officials
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Buddhist Monks
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Jain Monks
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Soldiers
What was the most important feature of the Mauryan Administration?
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Wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
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The presence of a 'council of ministers'
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The presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
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An extensive network of spy-system
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The most important feature of the Mauryan administration was the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy. Mauryan administration was highly organised. The detailed work of administration was divided among various departments, and managed by a systematic and highly organised bureaucracy. Mauryan
bureaucracy was hierarchical and pyramidal and the highest functionaries was the mantrin, purohita, senāpati and yuvarāja.
The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Ashoka was ______.
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Rajuka
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Yukta
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Dharamamahamatya
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Prativedaka
Ashoka's conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict number ______.
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I
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IV
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VIII
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XIII
In which year did the Kalinga war took place?
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263 BC
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240 BC
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265 BC
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232 BC
Explanation
The Kalinga War was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga. The Kalinga War included one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Indian history.
An elaborate system of municipal administration had been established by _________.
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Skanda Gupta
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Bindusara Maurya
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Harshavardhana
During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion?
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Skandagupta
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Samudragupta
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Ashoka
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Ashoka believed that Buddhism is beneficial for all human beings as well as animals and plants. The support of Ashoka and his descendants led to the construction of more stupas (Buddhist religious memorials) and to its spread throughout the Maurya empire and into neighbouring lands such as Central Asia and to the island of Sri Lanka.
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to
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Bahiol Lodi
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Daulat Khan Lodi
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Ibrahim Lodi
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Sikander Lodi
The title of Devanampriya had been earned by __________.
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Alexander
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Ashoka
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Chandragupta Vikramaditya
The account of Kalinga war is mentioned in _______.
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Rock edict XIII
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Ruminidei
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Kalsi
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Junagarh
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The Asokan edicts are divided into two groups, viz Major rock edicts and minor rock edicts. Rock Edict XIII or 13 is the major one. The accounts of Kalinga war was depicted in rock edict 13. The Kalinga war made a deep impact on his mind so he went to the path of Dhamma or peace in his later life.
What was the official court language of the Mauryan Empire?
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Magadhi
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Prakrit
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Maithili
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Sanskrit
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