{"id":4384,"date":"2024-03-05T16:05:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2024-03-05T16:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:05:25","slug":"in-which-inscription-the-earliest-evidence-of-sati-practice-is-found-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-inscription-the-earliest-evidence-of-sati-practice-is-found-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In which inscription the earliest evidence of sati practice is found?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97fe10a435f\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Prayag Prashasti                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Eran inscription                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Junagarh inscription                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Ajanta inscription                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (b), Eran inscription.<\/p>\n<p>The Eran inscription is a rock-cut edict of the Gupta king Samudragupta, dated to the 4th century CE. It is one of the earliest inscriptions to mention the practice of sati, or widow burning. 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This practice was seen as a way to honor the dead and to ensure their safe passage to the afterlife.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect. The Prayag Prashasti is an inscription of the Gupta king Ashoka, dated to the 3rd century BCE. It does not mention the practice of sati. The Junagarh inscription is an inscription of the Western Kshatrapa king Rudradaman I, dated to the 2nd century CE. It does not mention the practice of sati. 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