Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q46 (CAPF/2023) History & Culture › Ancient India › Ashokan edicts and Dhamma

Which one of the following political centers finds a mention in Ashokan inscriptions? (a) Indraprastha (b) Kaushambi (c) Suvarnagiri (d) Kandahar

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C
Explanation

Ashokan inscriptions provide critical insights into the Mauryan Empire's administration and geography. Suvarnagiri is explicitly mentioned in the Minor Rock Edicts as a provincial political center, specifically as the seat of a 'Kumara' (prince) or governor in the southern part of the empire [1][2]. While Kandahar is a significant site where bilingual Greek and Aramaic inscriptions were found, it is primarily a location of the edicts rather than a named administrative capital within the text itself [1]. Kaushambi is the site of a Minor Pillar Edict (the Schism Edict), but Suvarnagiri is uniquely identified as a regional administrative hub in the instructional preambles of the edicts [1][2]. Indraprastha, while a historical city of the Kuru Mahajanapada, does not appear in the Ashokan epigraphic record [4]. Therefore, Suvarnagiri is the most accurate political center mentioned.

Sources

  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Emergence of State and Empire > Edicts of Ashoka > p. 52
  2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 5: Evolution of Society in South India > Epigraphic > p. 63
  3. [4] https://gacbe.ac.in/pdf/ematerial/18MHI11C-U4.pdf
How others answered
Each bar shows the % of students who chose that option. Green bar = correct answer, blue outline = your choice.
Community Performance
Out of everyone who attempted this question.
50%
got it right
✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CDS-I · 2025 · Q34 Relevance score: 2.89

Which one of the following statements about Ashoka's inscriptions is correct ? (a) The Major Rock Edict found in Kerala is in Sanskrit. (b) Minor Rock Edicts in Bihar are found only in Pataliputra. (c) The Dhauli Major Rock Edict makes a mention of the Kalinga War. (d) Kalsi in Uttarakhand is a site of Major Rock Edicts.

CAPF · 2013 · Q60 Relevance score: 1.54

Which one among the following inscriptions was installed in the easternmost part of Ashoka's territory?

IAS · 2019 · Q8 Relevance score: 0.78

In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

CAPF · 2022 · Q56 Relevance score: 0.23

Ashokan inscriptions in Afghanistan are written in which one of the following scripts?

IAS · 2025 · Q19 Relevance score: -0.11

Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and Yukta' were important officers at the