Question

Assertion : According to Ashoka’s edicts , social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion.
Reason : He spread ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka as well as boulders and cave walls made by the Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire during his reign from 269 BC to 232 BC. The edicts describe in detail Ashoka’s view of Dhamma.