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NDA 2018 GAT · General Knowledge · Ancient India · easy

Ashoka was moved to adopt the policy of Dhamma after the war against

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Ashoka was moved to adopt the policy of Dhamma after the war against
  1. A. Gandhara
  2. B. Magadha
  3. C. Avanti
  4. D. Kalinga
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Answer: (D) Kalinga

Rock Edict XIII records the bloody conquest of Kalinga (modern Odisha) in about 261 BCE and Ashoka's remorse. After that he gave up conquest by war and promoted Dhamma. Magadha was his own kingdom, so it was never an enemy to conquer.
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