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CDS 2025 · PYQ · Ancient India / Mauryan Empire — Ashokan Edicts · hard

Which one of the following statements about Ashoka's inscriptions is correct ?

  1. A.The Major Rock Edict found in Kerala is in Sanskrit.
  2. B.Minor Rock Edicts in Bihar are found only in Pataliputra.
  3. C.The Dhauli Major Rock Edict makes a mention of the Kalinga War.
  4. D.Kalsi in Uttarakhand is a site of Major Rock Edicts.✓ Correct

Explanation

Kalsi in Uttarakhand is indeed a well-known site of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts, containing all 14 Major Rock Edicts inscribed in Prakrit using the Brahmi script. Option (a) is incorrect because no Major Rock Edict has been found in Kerala. Option (b) is incorrect because Minor Rock Edicts in Bihar are found at sites like Sasaram, not only at Pataliputra (which has pillar fragments rather than rock edicts). Option (c) is incorrect because the Dhauli (Odisha) edict famously OMITS Major Rock Edicts XI, XII and XIII — Edict XIII contains the Kalinga War reference, so Dhauli does not mention it directly; instead, it contains the Separate Kalinga Edicts.
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