{"id":2468,"date":"2025-05-02T13:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:17:23","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-36","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Site of Ashoka\u2019s major rock edicts<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Location in the State of<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Dhauli<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Erragudi<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Jaugada<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>Kalsi<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How many pairs given above are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Only one pair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only two pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only three pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All four pairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) Only two pairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The set of 14 major rock edicts (or portions thereof) occur at:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kandahar<\/strong>\u00a0(in Kandahar district, south Afghanistan) (only portions of rock edicts 12 and 13)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shahbazgarhi<\/strong>\u00a0(Peshawar district, North-West Frontier, Province,Pakistan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mansehra<\/strong>\u00a0(Hazara district, NWFP, Pakistan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kalsi<\/strong>\u00a0(Dehradun district, Uttarakhand)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Girnar<\/strong>\u00a0(Junagadh district, Gujarat)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mumbai\u2013Sopara<\/strong>\u00a0(originally at Sopara in Thane district, Maharashtra; now in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai; only fragments of rock edicts 8 and 9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dhauli\u00a0<\/strong>(Puri district, Orissa; separate rock edicts 1 and 2 replace major rock edicts 11\u201313)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jaugada<\/strong>\u00a0(Ganjam district, Orissa; separate rock edicts 1 and 2 replace major rock edicts 11-13)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Erragudi\u00a0<\/strong>(Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sannati\u00a0<\/strong>(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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka<\/strong><\/th><th>Location\/Place<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Kandahar<\/td><td>Afghanistan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Yerragudi<\/strong><\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Girnar<\/td><td>Gujrat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dhauli<\/strong><\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jaugada<\/strong><\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Khalsi<\/strong><\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sopara<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shahbazgarhi<\/td><td>Pakistan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mansehra<\/td><td>Pakistan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sannati<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Major-Rock-Edicts.jpeg\" alt=\"Major Rock Edicts\" class=\"wp-image-35322\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2022 1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Must Read:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/rock-edicts-of-ashoka-upsc\/\">Major &amp; Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site of Ashoka\u2019s major rock edicts Location in the State of 1. Dhauli \u2014 Odisha 2. Erragudi \u2014 Andhra Pradesh 3. Jaugada \u2014 Madhya Pradesh 4. Kalsi \u2014 Karnataka How many pairs given above are correctly matched? Answer:&nbsp;(b) Only two pairs Notes: Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka Location\/Place Kandahar Afghanistan Yerragudi Andhra Pradesh. 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