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?
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Only one pair
Incorrect AnswerOnly two pairs
Correct AnswerOnly three pairs
Incorrect AnswerAll four pairs
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
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
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By: Parvesh Mehta