Ashoka The Chakravartin Trivia Quiz: Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty

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Ashoka The Chakravartin Trivia Quiz: Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty

Ashoka, well-known as Ashoka the Great The Chakravartin, was born in Mauryan Empire. He was an Indian ruler of the Maurya Dynasty who governed almost the whole Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. Ashoka was the son of Bindusara. He was a Buddhist who promoted the development of Buddhism throughout ancient Asia. Many consider Ashoka one of India's greatest kings, as he enlarged Chandragupta's empire to include territory spanning from modern-day Afghanistan to Bangladesh in the east. So let's play the quiz on him.

When was Ashoka the Great born?

  • 304 BCE

  • 305 BCE

  • 306 BCE

  • 307 BCE

Ashoka sent whom to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism?

  • Kunala & Sanghamitra

  • Mahenda & Sanghamitra

  • Mahenda & Padmavati

  • Teevala and Padmavati

Many pillars were built during King Ashoka's reign. How many pillars remain in northern India?

  • 20 pillars

  • 21 pillars

  • 19 pillars

  • 18 pillars

What was the name of the successor to King Ashoka?

  • Samudragupta

  • Samprati

  • Chandragupta 

  • Dasharatha

Where was Ashoka the Great born?

  • Taxila

  • Magadha

  • Pataliputra

  • Ujjain

Ashoka adopted which of these religions?

  • Jainism

  • Buddhism

  • Islam

  • Christianity

What state did Ashoka wage a bitterly destructive war against in 260 BCE?

  • Kalinga

  • Panipat

  • Guntur

  • Pataliputra

When did Ashoka the Great die?

  • 230 BCE

  • 231 BCE

  • 232 BCE

  • 233 BCE

When was Ashoka became the Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty?

  • 265 BCE

  • 266 BCE

  • 267 BCE

  • 268 BCE

What was the name of Ashoka's first wife?

  • Devi

  • Karuvaki

  • Asandhimitra

  • Tishyarakshita

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