2025 · Q4
Which one of the following statements about Ashoka's inscriptions is correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AThe Major Rock Edict found in Kerala is in Sanskrit
- BMinor Rock Edicts in Bihar are found only in Pataliputra.
- CThe Dhauli Major Rock Edict makes a mention of the kalinga War.
- DKalsi in Uttarkhand is a site of Major Rock Edicts.
Explanation
Kalsi in Uttarakhand is the northern site of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts, where all fourteen edicts are engraved. No Ashokan edicts have been found in Kerala, so option (a) is false. Dhauli in Odisha carries the two special Kalinga edicts, but the famous account of the Kalinga war is in Major Rock Edict XIII, which is not engraved at Dhauli, so option (c) is false. Bihar's Minor Rock Edicts are not confined to Pataliputra — Sasaram in Bihar also has one — so option (b) is false.