INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following statements:

1. Bhadrabahu converted Chandragupta Maurya into Jainism.

2. Upa Gupta converted Ashoka into Buddhism.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:
  • Several inscriptions in Mysore dating from about 900 A.D refer to the pair(yugma) Bhadrabahu- Chandragupta and his convertion to Jainism. The Rock Edict XIII depicts King Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism after Kalinga War (261 BC).

Thus, Option C is Correct

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