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The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

  1. agitation against the Partition of Bengal
  2. Home Rule Movement
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. visit of the Simon Commission to India
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Correct answer: A. agitation against the Partition of Bengal

UPSC CSE Prelims 2016 (GS-I, Set A), Q.49. Answer key: A (coaching consensus; UPSC did not publish an official 2016 AK separately on upsc.gov.in).

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The Mauryan Emperor ASHOKA embraced Buddhism after the:

  1. Battle of Hydaspes against Alexander
  2. Kalinga War (260 BCE)
  3. Battle of Magadha
  4. Defeat of the Nandas
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Correct answer: B. Kalinga War (260 BCE)

The Kalinga War (260 BCE) is famous for the bloodshed that horrified Ashoka and led him to embrace Buddhism. After Kalinga, Ashoka issued the famous rock and pillar edicts.

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