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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 193 of 200

Q193
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeImportant Days & Static GK
In which year Asoka invaded Kalinga?
  1. a.261 BC
  2. b.235 BC
  3. c.275 BC
  4. d.251 BC

Answer: (A) 261 BC

Ashoka's Kalinga war took place around 261 BC, about eight years after his coronation, as recorded in his Rock Edict XIII. Its bloodshed led him to embrace Buddhism; the other years do not match.

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