Question

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

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Ashoka was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, not his son. After the war of Kalinga, Ashoka did indeed turn to Buddhism, not Jainism