History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2019 History
Ashokan Rock Edicts containing fourteen proclamations have been found in South India from which of the following sites? Choose the correct option.
- 1. Erragudi (A.P.)
- 2. Rajula-Mandagiri (A.P.)
- 3. Maski (Karnataka)
- 4. Sannati (Karnataka)
A1 and 2
B3 and 4
C1 and 3
D1 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1 and 4 — The fourteen-edict sites are Erragudi and Sannati, so the answer is 1 and 4.
Explanation
★The fourteen-edict sites are Erragudi and Sannati, so the answer is 1 and 4.
★Major Rock Edicts contain the fourteen proclamations of Ashoka.
★Erragudi, near Gooty in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, has the fourteen Major Rock Edicts.
★Sannati in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka also has the fourteen Rock Edicts.
★Maski and Rajula-Mandagiri are sites of Minor Rock Edicts, not the fourteen proclamations.
★So the South Indian sites with the fourteen proclamations are Erragudi and Sannati.
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