Assertion (A) >: According to Asokas edicts social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion. Reason (R) >: He spread ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: 28 (IAS/1998)

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

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,233,72,233,42,28,2

keywords: 

{'religious devotion': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'religion': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'social harmony': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'equity': [0, 1, 1, 5]}

Option 1 is stating that both the assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and furthermore, R is a correct explanation of A. Here, the assertion is that Asoka emphasized social harmony over religious devotion in his edicts; the reason posits that Asoka disseminated principles of equality rather than promoting any particular religion. These two statements are in alignment.

Option 2 also affirms the truth of both A and R, but disputes that R is accurate in elucidating why A is correct.

Option 3 claims that the assertion is accurate, but disputes the veracity of the reason given.

Option 4 posits that the assertion is untrue, but the reason is correct.

The correct answer is indeed option 1, because Asoka’s edicts emphasized harmony among people, which is a principle of equity, rather than promoting religious devotion, and this approach validates the assertion.