Statements on King Ashoka
CMAT 2024 · General Knowledge · Medium · Ancient History
Given below are two statements : Statement I: King Ashoka was the son of Chandragupta. Statement II: The war of Kalinga, changed the Ashoka and he became the follower of Jainism.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
B
Explanation
Statement I is false because Ashoka was the son of Bindusara (and grandson of Chandragupta Maurya). Statement II is false because after the Kalinga war, Ashoka embraced Buddhism, not Jainism.
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