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Matching Ashokan rock edict sites with their states

HistoryAncient: Mauryan & GuptaHow-many countingMediumStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs: Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts Location in the State of

1Dhauli Odisha
2Erragudi Andhra Pradesh
3Jaugada Madhya Pradesh
4Kalsi Karnataka

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Options

a

Only one pair

b

Only two pairs

Answer
c

Only three pairs

d

All four pairs

Explanation

Only pairs 1 and 2 are correct. Dhauli is famously located in Odisha, and Erragudi is in Andhra Pradesh. Pair 3 is incorrect; Jaugada is also located in Odisha (not MP). Pair 4 is incorrect; Kalsi is located in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand (not Karnataka).

Ashokan Major Rock Edicts mark the boundaries of his empire; identifying their specific modern state locations is a foundational ancient history requirement.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q91

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Ancient: Mauryan & Gupta

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.6 Ch.6

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