GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Which of the following is not true of Ashoka?
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His Dhamma was an ethic meant for good social conduct and cohesion.
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He made scathing attacks against the useless rituals.
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He advocated complete tolerance.
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He granted land to the ministers and the upper-most strata of bureaucracy in lieu of salary.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He is called great because of his model rule based on peace and compassion that helped in unifying the culturally diverse empire under a centralised administration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ashoka ruled the entire Indian subcontinent (except parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala) from 268 B.C.E to 232 B.C.E. Ashoka expanded the empire of Chandragupta Maurya. It expanded from present-day Bangladesh in the east to Afghanistan in the west.
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