Q. Consider the following pairs:
| Site of Ashoka’s major rock edicts | Location in the State of | ||
| 1. | Dhauli | — | Odisha |
| 2. | Erragudi | — | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3. | Jaugada | — | Madhya Pradesh |
| 4. | Kalsi | — | Karnataka |
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
- Only one pair
- Only two pairs
- Only three pairs
- All four pairs
Answer: (b) Only two pairs
Notes:
- The set of 14 major rock edicts (or portions thereof) occur at:
- Kandahar (in Kandahar district, south Afghanistan) (only portions of rock edicts 12 and 13)
- Shahbazgarhi (Peshawar district, North-West Frontier, Province,Pakistan)
- Mansehra (Hazara district, NWFP, Pakistan)
- Kalsi (Dehradun district, Uttarakhand)
- Girnar (Junagadh district, Gujarat)
- Mumbai–Sopara (originally at Sopara in Thane district, Maharashtra; now in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai; only fragments of rock edicts 8 and 9)
- Dhauli (Puri district, Orissa; separate rock edicts 1 and 2 replace major rock edicts 11–13)
- Jaugada (Ganjam district, Orissa; separate rock edicts 1 and 2 replace major rock edicts 11-13)
- Erragudi (Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh)
- Sannati (Gulbarga district, Karnataka; portions of rock edicts 12 and 14 and separate rock edicts 1 and 2 were found on a granite slab in a medieval goddess temple.
| Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka | Location/Place |
|---|---|
| Kandahar | Afghanistan |
| Yerragudi | Andhra Pradesh. |
| Girnar | Gujrat |
| Dhauli | Odisha |
| Jaugada | Odisha |
| Khalsi | Uttarakhand |
| Sopara | Maharashtra |
| Shahbazgarhi | Pakistan |
| Mansehra | Pakistan |
| Sannati | Karnataka |
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