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Q1 (IAS/2022) History & Culture › Ancient India › Ashokan edicts and Dhamma Official Key

Consider the following pairs : Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts Location in the State of 1. Dhauli - Odisha 2. Erragudi - Andhra Pradesh 3. Jaugada - Madhya Pradesh 4. Kalsi - Karnataka How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?

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The correct answer is Option 2 (Only two pairs). The Ashokan major rock edicts are a set of 14 inscriptions distributed across the Indian subcontinent. Analyzing the given pairs:

  • Pair 1 is correctly matched: Dhauli is located in the Khurda district of Odisha. It is famous for the rock-cut elephant and represents the Kalinga edicts.
  • Pair 2 is correctly matched: Erragudi (or Yerragudi) is situated in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. It is a unique site containing both major rock edicts and minor rock edicts.
  • Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Jaugada is located in the Ganjam district of Odisha, not Madhya Pradesh. Like Dhauli, it contains the "Separate Kalinga Edicts."
  • Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Kalsi is located in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, not Karnataka. It is the only major rock edict site in North India located in the Himalayas.

Since only pairs 1 and 2 are correct, Option 2 is the right choice.

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Q. Consider the following pairs : Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts Location in the State of 1. Dhauli - Odisha 2. Erragudi - Andhra Prades…
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This is a classic 'Static History Map' question, not current affairs. It tests the geographical boundaries of the Mauryan Empire. If you skipped the map of Ashokan Edicts in RS Sharma or TN Board Class XI, you lost easy marks. It is a fairness benchmark: standard sources cover this explicitly.

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Which state is Dhauli, a site of Ashoka's major rock edicts, located in?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"[Dhauli](/wiki/Dhauli "Dhauli"), [Odisha](/wiki/Odisha "Odisha");"
Why this source?
  • Explicitly lists Dhauli together with the state name Odisha.
  • Appears in the Wikipedia list of locations for Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts, directly tying Dhauli to Odisha.
Web source
Presence: 3/5
"[Girnar](/wiki/Girnar "Girnar") [Dhauli](/wiki/Dhauli "Dhauli") [Khalsi](/wiki/Khalsi_inscription "Khalsi inscription")"
Why this source?
  • Lists Dhauli among the locations of the Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka.
  • Corroborates that Dhauli is a recognized site in the set of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts.

History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Emergence of State and Empire > Edicts of Ashoka > p. 52
Strength: 5/5
“The edicts of Ashoka thus constitute the most concrete source of information about the Mauryan Empire. There are 33 edicts comprising 14 Major Rock Edicts, 2 known The Kalinga edicts, 7 Pillar Edicts, some Minor Rock Edits and a few Minor Pillar Inscriptions. The Major Rock Edicts extend from Kandahar in Afghanistan, Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra in north-west Pakistan to Uttarakhand district in the north, Gujarat and Maharashtra in the west, Odisha in the east and as far south as Karnataka and Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, Minor Pillar Inscriptions have been found as far north as Nepal (near Lumbini). The geographical spread of the edicts essentially defines the extent of the vast empire over which Ashoka ruled.”
Why relevant

Lists the geographic spread of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts and explicitly includes 'Odisha in the east' among locations where Major Rock Edicts are found.

How to extend

A student could combine this list with knowledge that Dhauli is a known site of Ashokan rock edicts to suspect Dhauli lies in the state of Odisha and then check a map or district-level source.

History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Emergence of State and Empire > Ashoka > p. 51
Strength: 4/5
“The defining event of Ashoka's rule was his campaign against Kalinga (present-day Odisha) in the eighth year of his reign. This is the only”
Why relevant

States that Ashoka's defining event was the Kalinga campaign and identifies Kalinga as 'present-day Odisha', linking Ashokan activity to that region.

How to extend

Knowing Kalinga = present-day Odisha, a student could infer that prominent Ashokan sites associated with Kalinga (like major rock edicts) are likely located in Odisha and verify Dhauli's location accordingly.

History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 5: Evolution of Society in South India > South India during 5.1Mauryan times > p. 64
Strength: 3/5
“The Ashokan edicts (c. 270-30 BCE) present for the first time a picture of the political condition in south India. Rock Edict II lists the Tamil ruling houses Cholas, Pandyas, Keralaputras and Satiyaputra as neighbor rulers, lying beyond his domain, where he is said to have made provision for two types of medical treatment: medical treatment for both humans and animals. After the decline of the Mauryan power, and before the rise of the Satavahanas, many small principalities emerged. Although not much information is available about their rulers, their coins and inscriptions reveal that they were chiefs who controlled small territories.”
Why relevant

Notes that Ashokan Rock Edict II lists Tamil ruling houses as neighbours 'beyond his domain', providing context that Ashokan inscriptions in the east relate to regions around Kalinga/Odisha.

How to extend

Using this contextual placement of Kalinga/Odisha relative to Ashokan inscriptions, a student could use a map to narrow down that Dhauli (an Ashokan rock-edict site) is in the eastern coastal state of Odisha.

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