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Consider the following pairs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Site of Ashoka’s major rock edicts<\/td>\nLocation in the State of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Dhauli<\/td>\n\u2014 Odisha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Erragudi<\/td>\n\u2014 Andhra Pradesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Jaugada<\/td>\n\u2014 Madhya Pradesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Kalsi<\/td>\n\u2014 Karnataka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Only one pair” option2=”Only two pairs” option3=”Only three pairs” option4=”All four pairs” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe correct answer is B) Only two pairs.
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\n1. Dhauli: Located near Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka. Correct.
\n2. Erragudi (Yerragudi): Located in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka. Correct.
\n3. Jaugada: Located in Ganjam district, Odisha. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka, not Madhya Pradesh. Incorrect.
\n4. Kalsi: Located in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. This is a site of a major rock edict of Ashoka, not Karnataka. Incorrect.
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\nThe 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.
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Consider the following pairs: Site of Ashoka’s 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 ? [amp_mcq option1=”Only one pair” option2=”Only two pairs” option3=”Only three pairs” option4=”All four pairs” … <\/p>\n

Detailed SolutionConsider the following pairs:<\/p>\n

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