Consider the following pairs: [Art & Culture]

Site of Ashoka’s major               Location in the State of

 rock edicts

1. Dhauli                       :          Odisha

2. Erragudi                    :           Andhra Pradesh

3. Jaugada                    :           Madhya Pradesh

4. Kalsi                          :           Karnataka

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) Only one pair                                                                

(b) Only two pairs

(c) Only three pairs                                                            

(d) All four pairs

Answer: b

Explanation:

Set of 14 Major rock edicts (or portions thereof) occur at

1. Kandahar [ Afghanistan ]

2. Shahbazgarhi { Pakistan ]

3. Mansehra [ Pakistan ]

4. Kalsi [ Dehradun district, Uttarakhand ]

5. Girnar [ Junagadh district, Gujarat ]

6. Bombay-Sopara [ Maharashtra ]

7. Dhauli  [ Puri district, Orissa ]

8. Jaugada [ Ganjam district , Orissa ]

9. Erragudi [ Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh]

10. Sannati [ Gulbarga district, Karnataka]

1st and 2nd pairs are correctly matched. Hence, option b is correct

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