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Prelims 2022 · Ancient History · Question 91

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?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. Only three pairs
  4. All four pairs

Answer

Only two pairs

  1. Dhauli – Odisha: Correct. Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar, is a well-known site of Ashoka’s Major Rock Edicts in Odisha.
  2. Erragudi – Andhra Pradesh: Correct. Erragudi (Yerragudi) is an Ashokan Major Rock Edict site in Andhra Pradesh.
  3. Jaugada – Madhya Pradesh: Incorrect. Jaugada is in Odisha, not Madhya Pradesh.
  4. Kalsi – Karnataka: Incorrect. Kalsi is in Uttarakhand, not Karnataka.

So, only two pairs are correctly matched.

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