Which of the following steps was not taken by Ashoka to promote and patronise Buddhism

Q. Which of the following steps was not taken by Ashoka to promote and patronise Buddhism?

(a) He erected a commemorative pillar at the place where the Buddha was said to have been born

(b) Lumbini was made free of religious cess and revenue was reduced to only one-eighth share (of the produce)

(c) He got thousands of dissenter monks expelled from the Ashokarama monastery

(d) He tooka a great deal of personal interest in the welfare of the monks and the nuns

Ans: (d) He tooka a great deal of personal interest in the welfare of the monks and the nuns