Q. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that

• (A) his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
• (B) he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
• (C) after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
• (D) he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal