History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Except in the Minor Rock Edicts of Maski and Gujarra, Ashoka is throughout referred to as Devanampiya and Piyadassi
- 2. In Rock Edict XIII, Ashoka expresses genuine remorse for the sufferings caused by the Kalinga War
- 3. Ashokan inscriptions in Aramaic were discovered at Taxila and Jalalabad
- 4. Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by a monk named Purugupta
- 5. Bilingual inscriptions of Ashoka written in Greek and Aramaic have been discovered at Gavimath and Palkigunda in the Koppal taluk in Mysore
A1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
B2, 3, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3 and 4 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 and 3 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
★Except in the Minor Rock Edicts of Maski and Gujarra, Ashoka is referred to as Devanampiya and Piyadassi.
★In Rock Edict XIII Ashoka expresses genuine remorse for the sufferings caused by the Kalinga War.
★Ashokan inscriptions in Aramaic were discovered at Taxila and Jalalabad.
★Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by a monk named Upagupta, not Purugupta, so the fourth statement is wrong.
★The bilingual Greek and Aramaic inscriptions are found in present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, not Mysore, so the fifth statement is wrong.
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