Consider the following pairs: Site of Ashoka’s major rock edicts

Consider the following pairs:

Site of Ashoka’s major rock edictsLocation 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 ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Only one pair” option2=”Only two pairs” option3=”Only three pairs” option4=”All four pairs” correct=”option2″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2022
The correct answer is B) Only two pairs.
1. Dhauli: Located near Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka. Correct.
2. Erragudi (Yerragudi): Located in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka. Correct.
3. Jaugada: Located in Ganjam district, Odisha. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka, not Madhya Pradesh. Incorrect.
4. Kalsi: Located in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka, not Karnataka. Incorrect.
The other major rock edict sites include Girnar (Gujarat), Kalsi (Uttarakhand), Manshera (Pakistan), Shahbazgarhi (Pakistan), Sopara (Maharashtra), Erragudi (Andhra Pradesh), Dhauli (Odisha), and Jaugada (Odisha). Minor rock edicts and pillar edicts are found at various other locations.